Should I edit my path when installing a port?
Ryan Schmidt
ryandesign at macports.org
Wed May 18 05:16:18 PDT 2011
On May 18, 2011, at 05:54, Gabriele Kahlout wrote:
> I'm trying to install tortoisehg with macports following the wiki instructions which mentions:
>
> $ sudo port install py27-pyqt4 py27-qscintilla
>
> Set " /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin" to your Path (edit /.bash_profile)
>
> I'm concerned about setting my path. Doesn't macports do that by itself? If not, is there a more 'macports-friendly' way of doing it?
That wiki page of theirs seems to be designed to tell you how to install tortoisehg manually, while using MacPorts to satisfy its dependencies.
I recommend you simply use MacPorts to install tortoisehg and all the dependencies automatically. Just type:
sudo port install tortoisehg
There should be no need to modify your PATH. You're correct, MacPorts does not use your PATH when it builds things.
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