#17150: add postgresql83 to the system path ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: dweber@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: path postgresql | Port: postgresql83 ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by ryandesign@…): Replying to [comment:2 dweber@…]:
I agree, at least, there could be a user message on how to enable this on the system path (perhaps a ui_msg that is specific to platform 10.5).
Why make it specific to 10.5? Just print a message telling the user to add /opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin to their path. The currently-recommended way for MacPorts users to do that is to edit the relevant line in ~/.bash_profile (on any OS version). I imagine this issue affects all postgresql ports. Then again, other ports that put binaries in strange places, like mysql5 and apache2, do not print messages to the user either. I think we expect the user to know how to use "port contents" to see where things are installed, and to know what the path is and how to change it. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/17150#comment:5> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS