# Trouble with MacPorts install, .profile file not created/ need help

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-with-macports-install-profile-file-not-created-need-help/156450>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 27, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-with-macports-install-profile-file-not-created-need-help/156450 "2008-12-27T23:26:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![dangermoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dangermoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dangermoose)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-with-macports-install-profile-file-not-created-need-help/156450/1 "2008-12-27T23:26:34Z")

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I have just installed MacPorts 1.7.0 for Leopard using a  
downloaded .dmg file. Following the download and installation, I  
looked for the .profile file to change the environment variables, but  
found that no .profile file was created.

When I tried to do so, I got an error message:  
/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit .profile  
2008-12-27 14:19:02.393 TextEdit[47100:10b] \*\*\* CFMessagePort:  
bootstrap\_register(): failed 1100 (0x44c) ‘Permission denied’, port =  
0x5203, name = ‘com.apple.TextEdit.ServiceProvider’  
See /usr/include/servers/bootstrap\_defs.h for the error codes.

Can anyone tell me what this means, and what I should do to correct  
the situation? Should I create a .profile file, and where should I  
store it? Should I follow instructions about the normal environment  
variables so the path points to /opt/local/ ?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![dangermoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dangermoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dangermoose)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-with-macports-install-profile-file-not-created-need-help/156450/2 "2008-12-28T17:49:48Z")

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On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 2:25 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 0x5203, name = ‘com.apple.TextEdit.ServiceProvider’  
> See /usr/include/servers/bootstrap\_defs.h for the error codes.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what this means, and what I should do to correct  
> the situation? Should I create a .profile file, and where should I  
> store it? Should I follow instructions about the normal environment  
> variables so the path points to /opt/local/ ?
> 
> Thank you.

Paul,

You might look through the following tutorial:

- 

[http://www.robbyonrails.com/articles/2008/01/22/installing-ruby-on-rails-and-postgresql-on-os-x-third-edition](http://www.robbyonrails.com/articles/2008/01/22/installing-ruby-on-rails-and-postgresql-on-os-x-third-edition)

If that doesn’t help, you might head to the MacPorts mailing lists for  
assistance.

Good Luck!

Cheers,  
Robby

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