How to add GDAL Programs folder to ~/.bash_profile

Question

I have recently installed on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 the GDAL Framework 1.9 with Python bindings from [http://www.kyngchaos.com/software:frameworks][1].

I need to add the following Programs folder to my ~/.bash_profile as described in the ReadMe file:

export PATH=/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Programs:$PATH

This is what's currently on my ~/.bash_profile:

# 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

What is the right syntax for adding the new path?

I am new with everything (Mac, Python and GDAL) so please excuse me if I wasn't clear.

Many Thanks

Andrea

Answer 1

This is a bit off-topic, but it's an easy fix. In the BASH shell, the colon character is used to separate paths in a list, and the ${PATH} evaluates to whatever the PATH environment variable was. So you can either add the GDAL path as a separate line:

PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:${PATH}
PATH=/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Programs:${PATH}
export PATH

or put it all on one line:

PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Programs:${PATH}
export PATH

It's entirely up to you: either way, you'll end up with the same path list.