Why this is real
The CLI-only installer persists PATH with one guarded login-profile snippet when it cannot write Homebrew prefix bin. On zsh that file is ~/.zprofile. On bash it currently writes ~/.profile.
A bash login shell that already has ~/.bash_profile will not read ~/.profile. After install, a new bash login may still not resolve simbroker. Independent review of PR #4 recorded this as a residual, not a merge blocker.
This project is Alpha, macOS-only, and needs Xcode. This ticket is only the bash profile choice.
Expected
If the operator uses bash and ~/.bash_profile already exists, the installer writes the guarded snippet there (or documents that --profile is required). zsh behavior stays on ~/.zprofile. --profile still overrides the path so tests never edit a live login rc.
Likely files
scripts/install_local.sh / the distribution installer PATH helper- installer tests under
client/test/ that already isolate --profile
Out of scope
- Homebrew formula, notarized app, or npm
- Changing default install prefix
Why this is real
The CLI-only installer persists PATH with one guarded login-profile snippet when it cannot write Homebrew prefix
bin. On zsh that file is~/.zprofile. On bash it currently writes~/.profile.A bash login shell that already has
~/.bash_profilewill not read~/.profile. After install, a new bash login may still not resolvesimbroker. Independent review of PR #4 recorded this as a residual, not a merge blocker.This project is Alpha, macOS-only, and needs Xcode. This ticket is only the bash profile choice.
Expected
If the operator uses bash and
~/.bash_profilealready exists, the installer writes the guarded snippet there (or documents that--profileis required). zsh behavior stays on~/.zprofile.--profilestill overrides the path so tests never edit a live login rc.Likely files
scripts/install_local.sh/ the distribution installer PATH helperclient/test/that already isolate--profileOut of scope