[OS X TeX] Install fail

Wed Sep 2 15:50:36 EDT 2015

But I also notice that in \etc there is a folder called paths.d, which has
a file in it called TeX, whose contents are /Library/TeX/texbin
so maybe all is well.
John

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:

> 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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