'No manual entry for port'

[Adam Neather]

Cheers much. For some reason, the setenv command worked this time;
where as before it didn't. The ~/.tcshrc file has been created (as
both of the open -e commands listed above reported no such file) and
port is working correctly. Huzzah!

Regarding the scipy sub-issue, I just ran 'sudo port install
py27-scipy' and it appears to have installed OK. Running 'port logfile
py27-scipy' returns 'Error: Log file not found for port in
/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/python/py-scipy'.

On 03/05/2013, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
>
> On May 2, 2013, at 17:32, Adam Neather wrote:
>
>> As far as I am aware, I have one problem: MacPorts isn't working
>> properly. Scipy failing to build, the lack of a man page, fixing my
>> PATH, etc., these are all sub-sets of the main issue.
>
> You are experiencing two unrelated problems.
>
>
> First, your PATH environment variable is not set up correctly in your shell,
> as a consequence of which typing "port" says "command not found" and typing
> "man port" says "No manual entry for port".
>
> The MacPorts installer should have set up your PATH environment variable for
> you, but there are reasons why it might fail. In that event, you have to set
> it up yourself. This is mentioned in our guide, but I'll go over the steps
> for you here.
>
> For the tcsh shell, the command "setenv PATH
> /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH" sets up the PATH environment variable
> correctly. However, just running that in the shell will only set it up
> correctly for that one instance of the shell; the setting will go away as
> soon as you close the terminal window (or quit Terminal.app or reboot the
> computer). You want the setting to take effect for *every* shell you open
> from now on. To do that, you need to put that command into the appropriate
> shell startup file.
>
> If the file .tcshrc exists in your home directory, that is the startup file
> tcsh will use. If this file exists, open it in TextEdit by typing:
>
> open -e ~/.tcshrc
>
> Otherwise, if the file .cshrc exists in your home directory, that is the
> startup file tcsh will use. If this file exists, open it in TextEdit by
> typing:
>
> open -e ~/.cshrc
>
> If neither file exists, create an empty .tcshrc file in your home directory
> and then open it in TextEdit by typing:
>
> touch ~/.tcshrc && open -e ~/.tcshrc
>
> If it is not already there, add this line to the bottom of the file:
>
> setenv PATH /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
>
> Make sure there is at least one blank line afterward. Then save and close
> the TextEdit window. Close any open terminal windows. Make a new terminal
> window. The PATH environment variable should now be set up correctly and you
> should be able to use the "port" command or see its manual by typing "man
> port".
>
>
> Second, you are experiencing a build failure of the py-scipy port. You need
> to show us its main.log file so that we can make further progress on
> diagnosing that issue.
>
>
>


-- 
cheers much,

Adam