#43749: Macports install: keep repeating in .profile... -----------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: jul_bsd@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: Keywords: | Port: -----------------------+-------------------------------- I just notice: {{{ $ ls -l .profile* -rw-r--r-- 1 myuser staff 1351 17 mai 21:39 .profile -rw-r--r-- 1 myuser staff 241 10 déc 05:57 .profile.macports- saved_2014-03-02_at_22:22:53 -rw-r--r-- 1 myuser staff 611 2 mar 22:22 .profile.macports- saved_2014-03-23_at_12:16:49 -rw-r--r-- 1 myuser staff 981 23 mar 12:16 .profile.macports- saved_2014-05-17_at_21:39:03 }}} and .profile {{{ # MacPorts Installer addition on 2013-12-10_at_11:57:29: adding an appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts. export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts. ## # Your previous /Users/my-user/.profile file was backed up as /Users/my- user/.profile.macports-saved_2014-03-02_at_22:22:53 ## # MacPorts Installer addition on 2014-03-02_at_22:22:53: adding an appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts. export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts. ## # Your previous /Users/my-user/.profile file was backed up as /Users/my- user/.profile.macports-saved_2014-03-23_at_12:16:49 ## # MacPorts Installer addition on 2014-03-23_at_12:16:49: adding an appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts. export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts. ## # Your previous /Users/my-user/.profile file was backed up as /Users/my- user/.profile.macports-saved_2014-05-17_at_21:39:03 ## # MacPorts Installer addition on 2014-05-17_at_21:39:03: adding an appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts. export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts. }}} Maybe if an appropriate chained is already present, no need to further write more .profile ... Also it can be in .bash_profile or any user file, so ... or is it the official way to keep base install history ;-) ? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/43749> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X