On Mar 27, 2008, at 14:14, James E Keenan wrote:
Today I attempted to install Macports on an iBook G4 running MAC OS X 10.4 (Tiger). I followed the instructions at http:// guide.macports.org/#installing. I met the prerequisites: X11, Xcode Tools. I downloaded the installer for MacPorts-1.6.0-10.4- Tiger.dmg and double-clicked for a default installation.
The installer proceeded normally, including running the installation script, and concluded by stating that the software had been installed.
I then went to the section in the docs concerning MacPorts and the shell (http://guide.macports.org/#installing.shell). Checking my home directory, I noted that no .profile file had been created there. Furthermore, when, following the guide, I called 'sudo port selfupdate', I was told, "sudo: port: command not found".
I repeated all of the above, with no better results. Can anyone diagnose?
There is a bug in MacPorts 1.6.0 which prevents the .profile from being created. You'll have to create it yourself. The bug has been fixed in trunk but we haven't released a new version of MacPorts since then.