Happy to have been of help. Best,
-ranga > On May 5, 2022, at 10:11, Jean Bermudez <etereoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you very much! This fixed my problem. I have zsh 5.8.1 as the default > shell and I can run NeoVim without problems. > > El lun, 2 may 2022 a las 16:33, Sriranga Veeraraghavan > (<srira...@berkeley.edu <mailto:srira...@berkeley.edu>>) escribió: > Hi Jean, > > Is /opt/local/bin/zsh in your /etc/shells now? You can check as follows: > > /usr/bin/grep -i zsh /etc/shells > > If this includes /opt/local/bin/zsh, then you can probably use > /opt/local/bin/zsh as a valid login shell. If so, you can now probably try > the following to change your shell: > > /usr/bin/chsh -s /opt/local/bin/zsh > > This should probably change your login shell to /opt/local/bin/zsh. This was > the same command that was in my prior email, except that it omits the ‘$’ > character, which, by convention, is the default shell prompt and should not > be treated as part of the command. > > I think the rest of your problems may be due to the PATH environment variable > not being set properly. For zsh, I would suggest that you set up your PATH > environment variable as follows: > > /bin/echo 'export > PATH="/opt/local/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"' > > ~/.zshenv > > For your reference, the PATH environment variable is a list of all the > directories that your shell (zsh or bash) will look in for commands. The ‘:’ > character separates the directories. The order in which the directories are > listed is important. In the above, /opt/local/bin is ahead of all of the > other directories, so that you will get the MacPorts versions of commands > rather than the versions that are in other directories (the Apple provided > versions are usually in /bin or /usr/bin). > > HTH, > > -ranga > > > On May 2, 2022, at 12:55, Jean Bermudez <etereoc...@gmail.com > > <mailto:etereoc...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Hi! Thank you for your answer! > > > > I was trying a few things before your reply. In the #macpports channel on > > libera.chat, > > they recommended me to run this: echo "/opt/local/bin/zsh" | sudo tee -a > > /etc/shells > > > > ...to set my user's login shell to /opt/local/bin/zsh. > > > > After that they was recommended me to run: "chsh -s /opt/local/bin/zsh" to > > set zsh as default shell. > > > > I tried that, and everything continued the same way. I commented that when > > I use the command "echo $ZSH_VERSION" the answer is 5.8.1 (the installed > > version of MacPorts), instead when I use the command "zsh -version" it > > answers me 5.3 (the High Sierra version). > > > > Faced with this, in the #macports chat on libera chat I got the following > > response: > > > > - $ZSH_VERSION is what your current shell is > > - zsh --version is whatever is first in your $PATH > > - which also explains why it works for bash - your $PATH contains > > /opt/local/bin before /bin > > - That also explains why it works for zsh started from bash, because that > > usually keeps $PATH the same, so /opt/local/bin is again before /bin > > - See https://guide.macports.org/#installing.shell.postflight > > <https://guide.macports.org/#installing.shell.postflight> > > - $PATH is btw also the reason why the nvim command doesn't work. > > - export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH; hash -r; nvim will probably work in all > > shells > > > > When I use "export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH; hash -r; nvim" NeoVim starts, > > but when I close the terminal and try to open NeoVim with the command > > "nvim" I get as response "nvim: command not found". > > > > Additionally trying some things, I used this command "cat > > > ~/.bash_profile" which brought me some problems. I had to reset > > .bash_profile. > > > > Now when I run "nvim" I cannot access NeoVim from any of the SHELLS. The > > only way I can access NeoVim currently is by using "export > > PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH; hash -r; nvim". > > > > I tried the commands you recommended. > > - sudo /bin/sh -c '/bin/echo /opt/local/bin/zsh >> /etc/shells'. > > In response I get an empty command line with a ">" at the beginning. > > > > - $ /usr/bin/chsh -s /opt/local/bin/zsh > > - $ /bin/echo 'PATH="$PATH:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin"' >> ~/.zshenv > > In response to these last two commands I get: -bash: $: command not found > > > > > > El lun, 2 may 2022 a las 15:04, Sriranga Veeraraghavan > > (<srira...@berkeley.edu <mailto:srira...@berkeley.edu>>) escribió: > > Hi Jean, > > > > I think that this isn’t working for you because MacPorts generally installs > > programs in /opt/local/bin. > > > > If you have installed zsh using MacPorts and you want to make the MacPort’s > > version of zsh your default shell, you’ll probably need to do something > > like the following: > > > > $ sudo /bin/sh -c '/bin/echo /opt/local/bin/zsh >> /etc/shells’ > > $ /usr/bin/chsh -s /opt/local/bin/zsh > > > > The first line adds /opt/local/bin/zsh to /etc/shells as a permitted login > > shell. The command you were using only designated the Apple provided zsh, > > /bin/zsh, as a permitted login shell. > > > > The second line changes the default shell to /opt/local/bin/zsh. The > > command you were using probably didn’t accomplish this for you because > > ${prefix} is a variable used to specify the MacPorts directory, which > > probably wasn’t defined. I believe the MacPorts instructions use ${prefix} > > rather than /opt/local because it is technically possible to install > > MacPorts in a location other than /opt/local. > > > > Regarding nvim, the reason that zsh can’t find it is probably that the > > directory /opt/local/bin is not included zsh's PATH environment variable. > > I am not a zsh user, but I believe that you can probably fix this as > > follows: > > > > $ /bin/echo 'PATH="$PATH:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin"' >> ~/.zshenv > > > > With respect to the extra entries in /etc/shell, my guess is that, if the > > above steps gets things working for you, can just leave that file alone and > > it will not affect anything on your system. If you want, you can edit that > > file and remove the extra entries. > > > > Please note, if you are using Terminal.app it still may not use the > > MacPort’s version of zsh as the default shell because I believe that > > Terminal.app has a separate preference that can be used to define the shell > > for new Terminal windows/tabs. > > > > I don’t have High Sierra installed on any of Macs, but I believe that if > > you open the Preferences windows in Terminal.app and then click on the > > General tab / button, you will see a setting that reads something like > > “Shells open with:”. This preference setting should allow you to configure > > which shell is used by Terminal.app. You many need to change the setting > > to ‘/opt/local/bin/zsh’ to use the MacPorts version of zsh. > > > > HTH, > > > > -ranga > > > > > On May 2, 2022, at 08:22, Jean Bermudez <etereoc...@gmail.com > > > <mailto:etereoc...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi there! > > > > > > I installed "NeoVim" and "zsh" via MacPorts on MacOs High Sierra. > > > > > > I have a problem. High Sierra comes with "zsh" version 5.3 installed by > > > default. I noticed this after I installed zsh version 5.8.1 via MacPorts. > > > > > > How did I figure it out? > > > - I changed the default shell (bash) to "zsh" via the command "chsh -s > > > /bin/zsh". > > > - I tried to start NeoVim with the command "nvim". > > > - And the system responded "zsh: command not found: nvim". > > > - After trying several things, I entered the command "zsh -version" and > > > the version that was active was 5.3 (High Sierra). > > > - I went back to the "bash" shell and simply entered the command "zsh" to > > > use the zsh shell, and when I checked the version (zsh -version) the > > > version was 5.8.1 (MacPorts). I entered the command "nvim" and it worked. > > > > > > I got desperate looking for a solution and entered several times the > > > command you provide on your site to set MacPorts': sudo sh -c 'echo > > > ${prefix}/bin/zsh >>/etc/shells'. > > > > > > Now when I check the list of Shells with "cat /etc/shells". I get > > > "/bin/zsh" four times. > > > > > > I want to delete all zsh and install only the MacPorts "zsh" cleanly; and > > > then set that shell to default. > > > > > > How do I do this? > > >
