[MacPorts] #30458: Better PATH setup

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#30458: Better PATH setup
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 Reporter:  ydeedido@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  enhancement         |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  MacPorts 2.0.1                       
Component:  ports               |     Version:  2.0.0                                
 Keywords:  install uninstall   |        Port:                                       
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 There must be a reason for doing things the way they are but I prefer to
 add the path to the /etc/paths.d directory (instead of modifying the user
 profile which only works for that user). Since macports is installed under
 /opt/include which is not a user specific directory, would it not be
 better to make the PATH environment work for all users? (I often login as
 root)

 Anyway, the suggestion is to create a file called 99_MacPorts under
 /etc/paths.d which only contains two lines:
 /opt/local/bin
 /opt/local/sbin
 When one wants to un-install MacPorts, simply delete that file.

 I like to name all my files under /etc/paths.d with a number so the paths
 get added by numerical order. In my case 99_MacPorts is parsed last and
 thus the path is appended at the end of my PATH variable though I seem to
 understand some people like it first? Then name it 01_MacPorts.

 Anyway, just a suggestion.. unless I'm missing something.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/30458>
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