Installation issues, Leopard Quad G5, 1.6.0 DMG

[Adrian Nier]

Hello Alex,

you need to create a missing file or give the full path to the port  
executable. The latter solution means that you have to enter the  
following on the command line:

sudo /opt/local/bin/port -d selfupdate

The better solution is to create a file called '.profile' in your home  
directory. In this file you specify additional directories that are to  
be scanned for executables and manual entries. The MacPorts  
installation fails to create this file, so you have to create it  
manually.

To do so copy the following text…

export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
export MANPATH=/opt/local/share/man:$MANPATH

…then enter the following command into a new terminal window:

pico ~/.profile

Paste the text into the terminal window. Press ctrl-x to exit pico,  
press the 'y' key to confirm that you want to save and press the  
return key to confirm that the filename should be .profile.

The last thing to do is to close the terminal window and open up a new  
one. Now you will have access to the port executable just by typing  
'port'.

Best regards,

Adrian

On Mar 11, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Alex Zavatone wrote:

> Hi all.  I can't get past line 1 of the initial install instructions
> after installing the 1.6.0 MacPorts DMG.
>
> Platform: Quad G5, 2G Ram, OS 10.5.2, Xcode 3.1, X11 2.1.1
>
> When I enter the following into the terminal...
>
> sudo port -d selfupdate
>
> I get the following error message:
> sudo: port: command not found
>
> port is in the root:opt:local:bin directory
>
> Is there some variable in some file that the installer missed?
>
> Also, some of the docs say to use -d, others say -v. A little
> inconsistency there.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> - Alex Zavatone
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