I'm trying to compile a c++ program on the Mac terminal with gcc then the source files path. I've found some short term fixes on the Internet but I want it so it works every time. Also I hardly know anything about the Terminal so can the solution be explained very simply.
echo $PATH
gives:
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:’/usr/local/bin:??
/bin/cat ~/.profile prints no such file or directory,
/bin/cat ~/.bash_profile prints:
export PATH=’/usr/local/bin:??
# Setting PATH for Python 2.7
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
When I use gcc to compile the program I get "-bash: gcc: command not found"
However if I run the commands
export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"
…the terminal works. I'd like to know how to make it work without running those commands.
Best Answer
Modify the file .bash_profile with nano or another appropriate editor:
Replace:
by:
Explanation:
The first line of your current .bash_profile
modifies the standard value of $PATH given by /etc/paths from
to
’/usr/local/bin:??
- which is no valid path.The fourth and fifth line of your current .bash_profile modifies $PATH to
Since
’/usr/local/bin:?
is no valid path the finally effective PATH iswhich completely breaks your standard PATH. You can still execute all executables in the above directories but you can't omit the superior directories (e.g. to execute nano you have to enter
/usr/bin/nano
instead ofnano
).