[Mac Guru]

I recently installed iirc again after doing a clean wipe and install of Panther, only to find that for some reason my .tcshrc file was deleted and a new one was made in it's place last night...

now none of my Fink stuff or iirc will boot I just get the following errors...

Code:
-bash: iirc: command not found

Does anyone know how to fix this and get my Fink and iirc back?

Thanks,
Mac Guru

[suthercd]

Bash is now the default shell in Panther. You can change it to tcsh in NetInfo Manager.

Bash access a couple of user configurable files when it starts in interactive mode in the Terminal. One is most commonly named .bash_profile (can also be .profile or .login-- synonymous). The other is .bashrc.

There are different ways to use these. In my .bash_profile I have:

Code:
. ~/.bashrc
ENV=$HOME/.bashrc
export ENV

There is a space between . and ~ in the first line. This script sets the ENV variable and points at .bashrc. I then keep most aliases, prompt info, etc in .bashrc.

Fink adds a line to .bashrc-

Code:
 source /sw/bin/init.sh

which calls a script that adds /sw/bin and /sw/sbin to your path. This is what you are missing.

Craig

[protohootie]

I'm having the same problem...

I specified /bin/tcsh in the prefs under "Execute this command" but it won't recognize my Fink install or any of the MANY apps I have installed. I edited the .tcshrc and added 'source /sw/bin/init.sh' to it etc. but nada.

Any Luck guys?

PH

[protohootie]

ok now HERE's a funny one...

When my shell starts I get "Badly Placed ()'s"

Any idea what's up?

PH

[suthercd]

protoetc-

What is in your .bashrc or .bash_profile? The message means that you have a syntax error in your script. More of one side of parens than the other, i.e. not balanced.

Post your file contents and we can help. It is awkward getting to know a new shell without some references.

Also what is the reponse when you type in shell and then press return?

Craig