On Feb 6, 2015, at 2:09 PM, Lawrence Velázquez wrote: > (1) We consider /etc/paths to be a "system file". We don't like modifying system files. > (2) Modifying /etc/paths affects all users' settings, which is undesirable. Actually it is desirable, or it has at least been desired by some users, e.g.: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36323