Can't get MacPorts to work after the install

[Timothy Goins]

On Apr 2, 2010, at 5:48 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> On Apr 2, 2010, at 06:19, Yves S. Garret wrote:
> 
>> I downloaded the source.  I configured it and compiled it.
>> 
>> % ./configure && make
>> 
>> Then the install...
>> 
>> % sudo make install
>> 
>> Everything was as it should, then I modified the .zsh_profile file in order to insert to modify the PATH and it looks as it does below:
>> 
>> #!/bin/zsh
>> 
>> if [ -e ~/.zshrc ]; then
>> source ~/.zshrc
>> fi
>> 
>> export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH
>> export PATH=/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
>> 
>> I start up a new shell and try running it:
>> 
>> % sudo port -v selfupdate
>> sudo: port: command not found
>> 
>> Didn't work. So I went back to here and downloaded the dmg file. I install it just like the installer orders me to. No indication whatsoever that the install somehow has not gone as it should.
>> 
>> Now, here's what happens when I try to run MacPorts on the console:
>> 
>> % sudo port -v selfupdate
>> Password:
>> sudo: port: command not found
>>  
>> :-/
>> 
>> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> I'm not familiar with ZSH. I've used Bash for years, and TCSH before that. Verify that you're using the correct syntax for ZSH for modifying the PATH.
> 
> Verify also that /opt/local/bin/port does in fact exist.

A cheesy workaround:

$ which port
/opt/local/bin/port
$ sudo /opt/local/bin/port -v selfupdate
>  
> 
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