fixed duplicates when sourcing .bash_profile by clearing PATH before the export command with
PATH= LOL ugly, but it works > On Mar 20, 2023, at 12:49, chilli.names...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I was checking. echo $PATH reports correctly. If I source the .bash_profile > more than once, however, I get duplicates. > >>> On Mar 20, 2023, at 12:44, Will Senn <will.s...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >> Sounds like you should check $PATH before and after the change to see what >> it's actually doing. Whatever you want to run, say your version of ruby in >> /some/dir/ruby, needs to appear earlier in the path than the system version, >> say /usr/bin/ruby... period. It's not rocket science. However, it's not >> totally straightforward, either. Some updated command locations require >> that the shell be rehashed after changing the path cuz the shell may cache >> the location - hash -r, or equivalent. That said, it's usually pilot error >> messing with path. >> >> echo "PATH: $PATH" >> before setting and after to see what's going on. then it's just a matter of >> figuring out which ruby comes first. >> >> Will >> >>> On 3/20/23 11:33 AM, chilli.names...@gmail.com wrote: >>> This is the only way I can get it to work right without error >>> >>>> export >>>> PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/share/man:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin" >>> >>> >>> It doesn't like :$PATH at the end >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 20, 2023, at 09:27, chilli.names...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I am closer, but my $PATH is still messed up. >>>> >>>> This in .bash_profile >>>> >>>>> export >>>>> PATH=$HOME/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/share/man:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH >>>> >>>> >>>> gets me this when I source it >>>> >>>>> env: bash: No such file or directory >>>>> dude@mac:~/Extra/sand$ echo $PATH >>>>> /Users/dude/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/share/man:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin: >>>> >>>> notice the trailing ":" >>>> removing it gets me a no such directory error for "/sbin$PATH" >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Mar 20, 2023, at 09:04, Mark Anderson <e...@emer.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, this is the answer. You always want `/opt/local/bin/` to be near >>>>> the start of your path. Only stuff that you specifically want to override >>>>> MacPorts should be before it. (Examples of things you may want before: >>>>> RVM or NVM or any of the version managers that put things in your home) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> —Mark >>>>> _______________________ >>>>> Mark E. Anderson <e...@emer.net> >>>>> Find me on LinkedIn >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 5:57 PM Austin Ziegler <halosta...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Change that to >>>>>> >>>>>> export >>>>>> PATH=$HOME/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/share/man:/usr/X11/bin:$PATH >>>>>> >>>>>> -a >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 11, 2023, at 14:03, chilli.names...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, I will check that >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> export >>>>>>>> PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/share/man:/usr/X11/bin >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> in my .bash_profile, but echo $PATH shows what you expected: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> dude@mac:~$ echo $PATH >>>>>>>> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/dude/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ok, I have something new to work out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 11, 2023, at 13:49, Austin Ziegler <halosta...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No problem. The system ruby showing up instead of MacPorts-installed >>>>>>>> Ruby would be *probably* because your $PATH has `/opt/local/bin` >>>>>>>> *after* `/usr/bin`. Typically, one wants to have Macports (or other >>>>>>>> third-party package systems) *before* /usr/local/bin and /usr/bin. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -a >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 1:46 PM chilli.names...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> <chilli.names...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> root@mac:~$ ruby -S gem install coltrane >>>>>>>>>> ERROR: Error installing coltrane: >>>>>>>>>> activesupport requires Ruby version >= 2.7.0. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, Mojave: >>>>>>>>> ruby 2.3.7p456 (2018-03-28 revision 63024) [universal.x86_64-darwin18] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So I install ruby 2.7.7 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> root@mac:~$ port -vsN install ruby27 >>>>>>>>>> .... >>>>>>>>>> ---> Cleaning ruby27 >>>>>>>>>> ---> Removing work directory for ruby27 >>>>>>>>>> ---> Updating database of binaries >>>>>>>>>> ---> Scanning binaries for linking errors >>>>>>>>>> ---> No broken files found. >>>>>>>>>> ---> No broken ports found. >>>>>>>>>> ---> Some of the ports you installed have notes: >>>>>>>>>> ruby27 has the following notes: >>>>>>>>>> To make this the default Ruby (i.e., the version run by the 'ruby', >>>>>>>>>> 'gem' or 'bundle' commands), run: >>>>>>>>>> sudo port select --set ruby ruby27 >>>>>>>>>> root@mac:~$ port select --set ruby ruby27 >>>>>>>>>> Selecting 'ruby27' for 'ruby' succeeded. 'ruby27' is now active. >>>>>>>>>> root@mac:~$ ruby -S gem install coltrane >>>>>>>>>> ERROR: Error installing coltrane: >>>>>>>>>> activesupport requires Ruby version >= 2.7.0. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> grrr... it's still trying to use /usr/bin/ruby >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> root@mac:~$ /opt/local/bin/ruby -S gem install coltrane >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> installed it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> idky my ruby $PATH seems stuck on /usr/bin/ruby, but thanks to your >>>>>>>>> tip, I was able to install coltrane, and it seems to be working. >>>>>>>>> Neato CLI music utility. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you, Austin! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 11, 2023, at 13:14, Austin Ziegler <halosta...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I don’t use Macports Ruby (I use `ruby-install`), but try this: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> sudo ruby -S gem install coltrane >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ruby since Ruby 2.x has included Rubygems, and since a bit later >>>>>>>>>> than that, Bundler. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -a >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 1:06 PM chilli.names...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>> <chilli.names...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>> I need a quick ruby primer, please. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'd like to install this, >>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/pedrozath/coltrane >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> sudo gem install coltrane >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> won't work because I'm on Mojave with an an ancient ruby and this >>>>>>>>>>> requires ruby 2.7 or above. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> sudo port -vsN install ruby >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> installs ruby18 by default >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> sudo port -vsN install ruby27 >>>>>>>>>>>> sudo port select --set ruby ruby27 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> installs, but gem still complains. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> just guessing at this point: >>>>>>>>>>>> port -vsN install rb-rubygems >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> reinstalls ruby18 >< >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Help, please. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Austin Ziegler • halosta...@gmail.com • aus...@halostatue.ca >>>>>>>>>> http://www.halostatue.ca/ • http://twitter.com/halostatue >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Austin Ziegler • halosta...@gmail.com • aus...@halostatue.ca >>>>>>>> http://www.halostatue.ca/ • http://twitter.com/halostatue >>
