bash reports "port command not found"

Kevin Walzer kw at codebykevin.com
Fri Sep 19 07:59:19 PDT 2008


Richard Rucker wrote:
> 
> On Sep 19, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Kevin Walzer wrote:
> 
>> Richard Rucker wrote:
>>> Environment:
>>>  MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5.5
>>>  Xcode 3.1.1 Developer Tools standard installation
>>> 1. Installed latest version of MacPorts for Leopard, version 1.6.0,  
>>> this morning using default option. Installer reported a successful  
>>> installation.
>>> 2. Successfully verified the .profile file using the env command.
>>> 3. Attempted to list the all available ports using
>>>      port list
>>>    bash reported "port: command not found"
>>> 4.  Attempted to install some dependencies for D-Rats using this  
>>> command:
>>>       sudo port install  <list of 4 file names>
>>>    bash reported "port: command not found"
>>> I checked the FAQ and archives (sorta), but didn't find this as a  
>>> reported problem.
>>
>> Try opening a new Terminal window. When your .profile is changed, such 
>> as with new additions to your $path,  those changes will not be 
>> reflected in the current window.
>>
>> -- 
>> Kevin Walzer
>> Code by Kevin
>> http://www.codebykevin.com
> 
> Kevn,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, but no cigar.  Bash still reports the port 
> command as not found.
> 
> Dick
> 

What does "echo $PATH" show in Terminal?


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Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevin
http://www.codebykevin.com


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