[MacPorts] #36323: Macports should be multiuser friendly

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#36323: Macports should be multiuser friendly
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  Reporter:  ralph@…      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by raimue@…):

 It is up to the user to make modifications to their environment
 (especially `PATH`) in order to use MacPorts. The installer contains the
 most common case, modifying the profile of the user running the installer.
 And even that only works if they are using the default shell. If you have
 more requirements, please set it up yourself. The
 [https://guide.macports.org/#installing.shell.postflight guide even
 documents] what you should add to `.profile` or `.bash_profile`.

 If you run the installer instead of copying from the guide or from the
 configuration of your own user, you should first understand what this
 shell configuration does. If you prefer to use a script for that, why do
 you not just write it?

 Furhermore, if you do not want to modify the shell configuration for every
 user, why do you not edit the system-wide configuration in `/etc/profile`
 or `/etc/bashrc`? MacPorts does not do this as these modifications would
 be lost on upgrades of OS X. As a system administrator you have control
 over that anyway and can follow your own documentation what needs to be
 changed on fresh installs/after upgrades.

 As far as I know, the .pkg format is not flexible enough to allow
 selection of optional features. Even if, I would not know where we should
 add it system-wide as it depends on your use case.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36323#comment:9>
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