Incorrect $PATH value for root user

[Chris Jones]

On 10/04/14 15:48, Помазёнков Виталий wrote:
> Yes, but MacPorts can control this. Instead of specifying "export
> PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH" in ~/.bash_profile it can
> (and should) specify it system-wide in /etc/bashrc - in this way there
> will be no problem with programs which is also installed by Apple like
> svn - all programs will be the same version (installed by MacPorts).

I for one, (and I am sure others too) do not want MacPorts editing 
system files like /etc/bashrc itself. If you want this, by all means do 
it yourself, but it should remain an action you have to manually have to 
do, if you want it.

Chris


>
> # svn --version
> svn, version 1.7.10 (r1485443)
>
> $ sudo -i svn --version
> svn, version 1.8.8 (r1568071)
>
> --
> Виталий
>
> 10 апр. 2014 г., в 18:37, Brandon Allbery <allbery.b at gmail.com
> <mailto:allbery.b at gmail.com>> написал(а):
>
>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Помазёнков Виталий <vitorg at yandex.ru
>> <mailto:vitorg at yandex.ru>> wrote:
>>
>>     Type command sudo -i and fill your password.
>>     Type command echo $PATH.
>>
>>     *Result*
>>
>>     /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin
>>
>>
>> This is sudo's doing (and Apple's insofar as Apple determines both
>> sudo configuration and how the root account works), because you used
>> -i. MacPorts can't control either one. Try sudo -s instead; it
>> preserves your environment.
>>
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