Macports Install 1.6: cshrc shell not working

List Acct listacct at anthrotech.com
Tue Dec 9 12:31:32 PST 2008


Hello,

The .tcshrc file was already there.

So, I'll try moving that file before deleting it and see what happens.

Thanks,
Eliot Lee


On Dec 9, 2008, at 1:26 PM, Joshua Root wrote:

> List Acct wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I read that ticket and assumed  it was a problem with 1.7rc1 based in
>> the title of the ticket.
>>
>> macports 1.7rc1 writes path variable to .tcshrc even when a .cshrc is
>> present
>> Another Sys Admin and I modified the existing .tcshrc file to no   
>> avail.
>> There was no .cshrc file, so I may try doing that next.
>>
>> But again, I thought this was a problem with the new RC version of
>> Macports, _not_ 1.6 stable, which is what I installed.
>
> The problem may well be present in 1.6 as well, it was just reported
> against 1.7.0rc1.
>
> Did the MacPorts installer create the .tcshrc? If so, deleting it will
> probably cause the shell to go back to getting its settings from
> wherever it got them before. You'd then need to do the manual
> configuration that Rainer pointed out, if you wish to use MacPorts.
>
> - Josh



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