[MacPorts] #21625: .bash_profile $PATH handled incorrectly

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#21625: .bash_profile $PATH handled incorrectly
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  Reporter:  curtis_ovid_poe@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  defect                     |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal                     |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  base                       |     Version:  1.8.0                                
Resolution:  worksforme                 |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:                             |  
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Changes (by blb@…):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 curtis_ovid_poe@…]:
 > This was set in my .bash_profile.  I had to set in manually because when
 I first started using Mac Ports (a couple of years ago), I was still not
 getting those ports first in my path.  I later installed Snow Leopard, I
 had a number of corruption issues and had to reistall Mac Ports.
 Regrettably, I was fixing so many issues that I can't tell you the steps
 to recreate this.

 There was a bug in older versions of the MacPorts package that would fail
 to update the PATH properly, perhaps that was the source of that issue?
 Also, note that reinstalling MacPorts when upgrading to 10.6 (or any major
 OS version update) is actually the [wiki:Migration proper method to use].

 >
 > The implication is that somehow the $PATH got wiped out during my
 upgrade and the /opt/local/bin wasn't in my path when Mac Ports was
 reinstalled.  I don't know how this could have happened, but it sounds
 like you are doing the right thing (so long as my $PATH is correct).

 If /opt/local/bin wasn't found in PATH at the time of a new install, that
 would definitely explain why it decided to update your PATH.  If you do
 find that that isn't working correctly, say so and I'll reopen the ticket.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/21625#comment:5>
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