Mark Cassano wrote: > Thanks Martin; I should have said I have everything updated. I > followed the http://www.finkproject.org/download/ to the letter. I > have Powerbook running 10.4.8 hence I used Fink 0.8.1 PowerPC > installer. The Fink commander tells me my fink is 0.24.23.-3; > > I'm getting a little scared of fooling around with these files > without knowing what I'm doing - so I might just make sure I like > Python (which is running fine, whether Scipy is I'll soon find out) > before I proceed (or wait until I get a new Mac Book!). > > Thanks again, > > Mark > > That's a file that _should_ be owned by you, because it's essentially a user preference. Martin's command changes the owner of the file to you. Nothing fancier than that. > On Mar 7, 2007, at 2:02 AM, Martin Costabel wrote: > > >> Mark Cassano wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> Hope this wasn't in the archives which I can't access as I'm >>> getting a "500 - Internal Service Error". >>> My problem has to do with getting my path set up. I ran the >>> pathsetup utility and it didn't work. Something about "the code >>> put into my profile having no effect" and I should check my bash >>> startup scripts. I've tried to modify my profile with pico (this >>> was to get another program, Octave, to run) and was denied >>> permission also (I couldn't save it). I should add that Python is >>> running fine but iPython is not recognized (I get the, all too >>> familiar, "command not found"). I've googled this to death & have >>> finally given up. Any help (links) would be *greatly* appreciated! >>> >> You don't say which version of OSX and of Fink you are running, but >> they must be old, since this problem has been fixed in the latest >> (already a year old) installer. >> >> Please run (in a Terminal window) the command >> >> sudo chown $USER ~/.profile >> >> Then you will be able to modify the file. >> >> But it is perhaps not necessary to modify it, because the message >> about the code having no effect is probably bogus, part of the same >> bug that made your ~/.profile not owned by you. >> >> -- >> Martin >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners >
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