[OS X TeX] Install fail

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Sep 1, 2015, at 12:37 PM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
> 
> OSX Yosemite version 10.10.5
> iMac 21.5 inch, late 2013
> 2.7GHz Intel Core i5
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> > On Sep 1, 2015, at 12:18 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sep 1, 2015, at 12:07 PM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Herb,
> >> Thanks! here's the result
> >> Last login: Tue Sep  1 12:21:09 on ttys000
> >>
> >> [C07H5099DJD2:~] burt% bash
> >>
> >> bash-3.2$ echo $PATH
> >>
> >> /sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> >>
> >> bash-3.2$ which tar
> >>
> >> /sw/bin/tar
> >>
> >> bash-3.2$ bash
> >>
> >> bash-3.2$ echo $PATH
> >>
> >> /sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> >>
> >> bash-3.2$ which tar
> >>
> >> /sw/bin/tar
> >>
> >> bash-3.2$
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > Sigh... do you already have tar in /usr/bin? See if it's found with
> >
> > ls -alF /usr/bin/tar
> >
> > (it should be a symbolic link to bsdtar).
> >
> > If you don't have that command let us know. If you do have the command please add the line
> >
> > export $PATH=/usr/bin:$PATH
> >
> > just after the
> >
> > bash
> >
> > command and before the
> >
> > umask
> >
> > command and see if that helps.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Herb Schulz
> > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> Please answer Dick Koch's request too. What computer and OS version are you using?
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)

Howdy,

I assume that you used Migration Assistant when you got the new MacBook Pro. How long ago was the Fink distribution installed? Please run

file `which tar`

and see if it can even be executed under Yosemite.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)