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Git installation on Mac OS X - problem

From
TWTed Wood <coolfactor@mac.com>
Date
Sep 2, 2013, 20:16 UTC
Message-ID
<4EA7B5FB-14EF-4106-B52E-3A28B85AFAF2@mac.com>
I've recently re-installed all of my MacPorts installations due to a third-party application corrupting my installation. Upon attempting to install git-core via MacPorts, it hangs on the "Building" stage, with no disk activity (clang process is active in Terminal). So, I attempted to download the .pkg install from git-scm.com. This Installer says the installation was complete, but Apple's outdated version of git (1.7.3) is still the active binary.
Two observations:
1) The README.txt file says that Git will be installed into /usr/local/bin
2) The installation actually seems to be installed into /usr/bin, according to the installation log, which I have attached. This is the same location as Apple's version of Git.
Of particular interest is the PATH variable setting at the very top of the log file, which makes no reference to /usr/local/bin... only /usr/bin.
        Installer[18576]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
I've rarely experienced problems with installing software in the past. Is this an oversight on the part of the package assembler, or am I missing something?
~Ted
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install  PROJECT:Install-735
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: @(#)PROGRAM:Installer  PROJECT:Installer-617
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Hardware: MacBookPro3,1 @ 2.20 GHz (x 2), 4096 MB RAM
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: TMPDIR=/var/folders/h9/d7vc3w7j7jg0lsxsf7bvx6hh0000gn/T/
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: SHELL=/bin/bash
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: HOME=/Users/tedwood
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: USER=tedwood
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: LOGNAME=tedwood
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch-dVtpfg/Listeners
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: Apple_Ubiquity_Message=/tmp/launch-O5o1Ms/Apple_Ubiquity_Message
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-2hUrBG/Render
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: DISPLAY=/tmp/launch-AKzVzY/org.macosforge.xquartz:0
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: COMMAND_MODE=unix2003
Sep  2 13:04:36 topdog Installer[18576]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
Sep  2 13:04:37 topdog Installer[18576]: Git 1.8.3.2  Installation Log
Sep  2 13:04:37 topdog Installer[18576]: Opened from: /Volumes/Git 1.8.3.2 Snow Leopard Intel Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg
Sep  2 13:04:37 topdog Installer[18576]: Product archive /Volumes/Git 1.8.3.2 Snow Leopard Intel Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg trustLevel=100
Sep  2 13:06:23 topdog Installer[18576]: InstallerStatusNotifications plugin loaded
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog runner[18604]: Administrator authorization granted.
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: ================================================================================
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: User picked Standard Install
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Choices selected for installation:
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: 	Upgrade: "Git 1.8.3.2"
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: 	Upgrade: "Git"
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: 		git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#git.pkg : GitOSX.Installer.git1832.git.pkg : 1
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: 	Upgrade: "etc"
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: 		git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#etc.pkg : GitOSX.Installer.git1832.etc.pkg : 1
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: ================================================================================
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: It took 0.00 seconds to summarize the package selections.
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: location = file://localhost
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: file://localhost/Volumes/Git%201.8.3.2%20Snow%20Leopard%20Intel%20Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#git.pkg
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: file://localhost/Volumes/Git%201.8.3.2%20Snow%20Leopard%20Intel%20Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#etc.pkg
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Set authorization level to root for session
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Will use PK session
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Starting installation:
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Configuring volume "TopDogHD"
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Preparing disk for local booted install.
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Free space on "TopDogHD": 13.19 GB (13192531968 bytes).
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Create temporary directory "/var/folders/h9/d7vc3w7j7jg0lsxsf7bvx6hh0000gn/T//Install.18576CqNPZq"
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: IFPKInstallElement (2 packages)
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog Installer[18576]: Using authorization level of root for IFPKInstallElement
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: installd: Starting
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: installd: uid=0, euid=0
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <2 packages, destination=/>
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: packages=(
	    "PKLeopardPackage <file://localhost/Volumes/Git%201.8.3.2%20Snow%20Leopard%20Intel%20Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#git.pkg>",
	    "PKLeopardPackage <file://localhost/Volumes/Git%201.8.3.2%20Snow%20Leopard%20Intel%20Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#etc.pkg>"
	)
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Will do receipt-based obsoleting for package identifier GitOSX.Installer.git1832.git.pkg (prefix path=usr/local/git)
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Will do receipt-based obsoleting for package identifier GitOSX.Installer.git1832.etc.pkg (prefix path=etc)
Sep  2 13:06:29 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Extracting file://localhost/Volumes/Git%201.8.3.2%20Snow%20Leopard%20Intel%20Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#git.pkg (destination=/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandboxManager/1.sandbox/Root/usr/local/git, uid=0)
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Extracting file://localhost/Volumes/Git%201.8.3.2%20Snow%20Leopard%20Intel%20Universal/git-1.8.3.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg#etc.pkg (destination=/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandboxManager/1.sandbox/Root/etc, uid=0)
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: prevent user idle system sleep
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: suspending backupd
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Shoving /var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandboxManager/1.sandbox/Root (2 items) to /
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog install_monitor[18614]: Temporarily excluding: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Writing receipt for GitOSX.Installer.git1832.git.pkg to /private/var/db/receipts
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Writing receipt for GitOSX.Installer.git1832.etc.pkg to /private/var/db/receipts
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: Touched bundle usr/local/git/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog installd[18607]: Installed "Git 1.8.3.2" ()
Sep  2 13:06:31 topdog install_monitor[18614]: Re-included: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: releasing backupd
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog installd[18607]: PackageKit: ----- End install -----
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: PackageKit: Registered bundle file://localhost/usr/local/git/share/git-gui/lib/Git%20Gui.app/ for uid 501
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: Running install actions
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: Removing temporary directory "/var/folders/h9/d7vc3w7j7jg0lsxsf7bvx6hh0000gn/T//Install.18576CqNPZq"
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: Finalize disk "TopDogHD"
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: Notifying system of updated components
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: 
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: **** Summary Information ****
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]:   Operation      Elapsed time
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: -----------------------------
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]:        disk      0.02 seconds
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]:      script      0.01 seconds
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]:        zero      0.03 seconds
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]:     install      3.15 seconds
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]:     -total-      3.22 seconds
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: 
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: IFDInstallController 2C038770 state = 5
Sep  2 13:06:32 topdog Installer[18576]: Displaying 'Install Succeeded' UI.
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