[OS X TeX] Install fail

[John Burt]

I ran Setup-2015.pkg, but unfortunately echo $path still doesn't show
/Library/TeX/texbin. I ran the command you mentioned in the terminal, but
rather than ask for an admin password it simply denied me permission.

[C07H5099DJD2:~] burt% echo $path

/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/texbin /usr/local/bin

[C07H5099DJD2:~] burt% echo $path

/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/texbin /usr/local/bin

[C07H5099DJD2:~] burt% sudo echo "/Library/TeX/texbin" > /etc/paths.d/TeX

/etc/paths.d/TeX: Permission denied.



On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
wrote:

> > On Sep 2, 2015, at 1:22 PM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
> >
> > [C07H5099DJD2:~/Documents/TeX documents/articles] burt% echo $SHELL
> > /bin/tcsh
> >
> > There is a symbolic link to texbin in the TeX folder
> >
> > I see that I can get rid of the FINk material by throwing away the /sw
> folder
> >
> > John
> >
> > Thanks for all your help!
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
> wrote:
> > > On Sep 2, 2015, at 12:45 PM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > [C07H5099DJD2:~] burt% echo $PATH
> > > /bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin
> > > [C07H5099DJD2:~] burt% which tar
> > > /usr/bin/tar
> > > [C07H5099DJD2:~] burt%
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
> wrote:
> > > > On Sep 2, 2015, at 12:26 PM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > How do I remove this version of tar?
> > > >
> > > > How do I remove all of the fink software on my system?
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Herb Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
> wrote:
> > > > Howdy,
> > > >
> > > > That's ancient and terrible! Ever since OS X 10.6 Plc code hasn't
> been supported. You really need to remove that stuff or you'll run into
> other problems in the future.
> > > >
> > > > Good Luck,
> > > > Herb Schulz
> > > >
> > > > On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:42 AM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> 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.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> /sw/bin/tar: Mach-O executable ppc
> > > >>
> > > >> and yes, it does work when I test it.
> > > >> thanks for all this help!
> > > >> John
> > >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > Ok. Let's try to follow Ettore's advice first.
> > >
> > > In Terminal run
> > >
> > > cd
> > > ls -a
> > >
> > > and see which of .profile, .bash_profile and .bashrc (notice the
> leading period) are present. Then, for each of the ones that are present run
> > >
> > > mv originalfile oldoriginalfile
> > >
> > > e.g., if .profile is present run
> > >
> > > mv .profile old.profile
> > >
> > > which will deactivate them as well as make them visible in your HOME
> foler in Finder.
> > >
> > > Then log out and back in and then open Terminal again and run
> > >
> > > echo $PATH
> > > which tar
> > >
> > > and let us know what information is returned.
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > >
> > > Herb Schulz
> > > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > That looks pretty good for now; the Fink stuff won't be searched.
> >
> > I want to check to see if you are using bash as your shell in Terminal.
> What does
> >
> > echo $SHELL
> >
> > return?
> >
> > I'm wondering why /usr/texbin is in the PATH when MacTeX-2015 should
> have changed that to /Library/TeX/texbin. First see that texbin exists in
> /Library/TeX; Click on the Go Menu in Finder and click `Go to Folder…'
> (Shift-Cmd-G) typing /Library/TeX in the line and pressing Return and
> seeing of texbin is installed. Let us know if it's there and we'll fix up
> the PATH problem.
> >
> > Incidentally, you might try to install the Setup-2015.pkg in any case
> and see if that changes the result of
> >
> > echo $PATH
> >
> > to include /Library/TeX/texbin rather than /usr/texbin.
> >
> > By the way, this really has to be done if you ever want to update to OS
> X 10.11 (El Capitan) once it's released.
> >
> > Once this is fixed up there is no need to do anything with the FINK
> material.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Herb Schulz
> > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
> Howdy,
>
> Ok, you're using the tcsh shell. After installing Setup-2015.pkg what does
>
> echo $path
>
> (note the lower case $path) return? If it still contains /usr/texbin
> rather than /Library/TeX/texbin please run the following command in Terminal
>
> sudo echo "/Library/TeX/texbin" > /etc/paths.d/TeX
>
> and give your admin password when asked. Finally, log out and back in (for
> good luck --- you probably don't really have to do this) and, in Terminal
> again, rerun the command
>
> echo $path
>
> which should now, correctly include /Library/TeX/texbin rather than
> /usr/texbin.
>
> No real need to remove the /sw directory for now unless you are really
> hurting for disk space.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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