Re: linux-still problems
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999, MB King wrote:
> >Michael J. Sabal writes:
> >> and I know the permissions are set right from ls -l. Ncurses has
> >> been loaded onto my machine. But I must be missing
> >> something else, 'cause when I try to run exu, it tells me
> >> "File or directory does not exist." What's missing?
> This is the same problem I am having.
> I am wondering if there is something in the version of Linux that is
> incompatible. I am not sure what Ncurses is though.
> I have a basic linux install, with color support at prompts. I have xfree86
> from 1996 running on it with no problems...
bash issues a "no such file or directory" error when you try to
cd to a non-existent directory.
"command not found" means you have tried to execute a program
that does not exist, or which you do not have permission to execute.
These errors are not related to ncurses. The ncurses problem causes
a crash, screwing up the terminal. (display and keys both)
You will almost certainly not be able to run Euphoria on Slackware,
not even the latest (4.0) version. The support is just not there, at least
not until Rob links in the new libraries. You can get a CD with RedHat for
$1.99, howeverf, from www.cheapbytes.com that will run it. For about
$4, they have Mandrake, which is very easy to install, and a lot nicer
than RedHat. Euphoria runs nicely in Mandrake as well, but Mandrake
needs a Pentium.
If you need an incentive to keep trying, look at the screenshot I
posted on my website: http://www.mindspring.com/~mountains
> The command that Rob sent in the message:
> . /exu ed.ex
> doesn't do anything I get a bad command as a result. If I could get the vi
> editor to break back out of editing after I edit the profile file, maybe I
> could insert the environmental stuff. I just wish I could get ed.ex to
> work! I have come to rely on it.
> Maybe I will try Elvis.
To get out of Vi, hit ESC, then :Q (colon Q), or
ESC : w filename to save the file (ESC colon w).
Or, try pico - it's easy to use, has the control keys listed on the bottom
of the screen - much better than Vi.
The .bash_profile is hidden. Try ls -a to get a directory listing of hidden
files. To add or change an environment variable, it works like DOS, with
one added step: Here's a copy of my file:, located in /home/irv ....
# .bash_profile
# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
# User specific environment and startup programs
PATH=/home/irv/euphoria/bin:$PATH
BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc
USERNAME="irv"
TERM=linux
EUDIR=/home/irv/euphoria
export USERNAME BASH_ENV PATH EUDIR TERM
-- Note the "export" which makes the environment
changes take effect. All this assumes that you are using bash as your
shell. There are half a dozen others.
BTW: you type "set" to view the environment - sound familiar?
Irv.
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