[Radiance-general] can't get the PATH, RAYPATH and MANPATH set correctly

[Joe Smith]

Thank you, Rob and Ehsan!

Yes, I also found out just now that I may need to add *". ~/.profile"* into
my *"~/.bash_profile" *file using pico if the Radiance path variables are
specified in ~/.profile.

Anyway, I'll take note of your suggestion of specifying the variables in
~/.bash_profile *directly* next time I install Radiance from top after I
reinstall my OS.

Much obliged!


On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:01 PM, Guglielmetti, Robert <
Robert.Guglielmetti at nrel.gov> wrote:

> Having Radiance in /usr/local/bin as well as /usr/local/radiance/bin can
> be problematic, even with a tightly configured environment. Your initial
> change to .profile *should* have worked though, i.e., "which gensky" should
> have found the one in /usr/local/radiance/bin. My guess is you didn't
> source ~/.profile or start a new terminal window before trying the "which"
> command. Or maybe the order the way you have it there is wrong. Personally
> I start with the existing path and append /usr/local/radiance/bin to that.
> I'm with Ehsan, you may want to start clean (unfortunately there's no clean
> way to uninstall Radiance), reinstall, and add the following to your
> environment (personally I make these changes to ~/.bash_profile):
>
> ## Radiance path crap
> export PATH=$PATH:.:/usr/local/radiance/bin
> export RAYPATH=.:/usr/local/radiance/lib
> export MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/local/radiance/doc
>
> HTH
> - Rob
>
>
> On 10/23/14, 7:24 AM, "Ehsan M.Vazifeh" <em.vazifeh at gmail.com<mailto:
> em.vazifeh at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I guess its better to cleanup all the radiance files from bin and install
> it from scratch! I assume you used the link below:
> http://www.radiance-online.org/download-install/installation-information
>
> Hope this help.
>
> Bests,
> Ehsan
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Joe Smith <the.oat.cracker at gmail.com
> <mailto:the.oat.cracker at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi, Ehsan, yes, I also tried using "sudo pico ~/.profile", but the problem
> is still the same:
>
> No feedback when I typied "which gensky" in terminal, although it is in
> the folder /usr/local/radiance/bin ...
>
> Any advices?
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Ehsan Vazifeh <em.vazifeh at gmail.com
> <mailto:em.vazifeh at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I guess you should use sudo before pico. cuz without sudo you cant save
> the .profile
>
> Cheers,
> Ehsan
>
> On 23 Oct 2014, at 14:56, Joe Smith <the.oat.cracker at gmail.com<mailto:
> the.oat.cracker at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi, I don't seem to be able to get the my Radiance environment variable
> set correctly after the following steps:
>
> 1. install the latest Radiance 4.2.1 for Mac which is installed to the
> /usr/local/radiance folder.
>
> 2. use "pico ~/.profile" to edit .profile and add the following lines:
> export PATH=/usr/local/radiance/bin:$PATH
> export RAYPATH=.:/usr/local/radiance/lib
> export MANPATH=/usr/local/radiance/man
>
> However, when I type "which gensky" in the terminal, it still points me to
> the path of gensky in a different location: "/usr/local/bin" where copies
> of some Radiance programs are put previously.
>
> I wonder why the editing of .profile didn't work in this case even if I
> restarted my computer ...
>
> So, can I have some advices on how to:
> 1. clear up earlier copies of Radiance programs
> 2. do a clean installation of Radiance
> 3. and set its environmental variables correctly?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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