OpenEuphoria

Re: Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 --- Euphoria Installation Problems

• Posted by Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator Jul 29, 1999
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Irv Mullins wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> > I have installed Euphoria 2.1 for Linux on my machine, but have not been
> > able to run any of the demos.   I assume that the problem must be in my
> > "profile" file so I am copying it here in case there is a syntax error.
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Ken Rhodes
>
> Hi, Ken,
> I couldn't find an attachment, so here's my .bash_profile (which works ok)
>
> EUDIR=/home/irv/euphoria
> PATH=/home/irv/euphoria/bin:$PATH
> export PATH EUDIR
> echo -e "\\033(U"
>
> Please note that this assumes you are using bash for your shell. There are
> others, ash, csh, etc. Some use slightly different syntax, and most don't pay
> any attention to .bash_profile, but instead have their own init. files.
>
> Regards,
> Irv

Thanks for your response, Irv.  The  ".profile" file was not included in the
post because I couldn't copy from the KDE desktop editor to Netscape.   It
appears I have have been spoiled by Windows environment.  For a number of
reasons I have chosen to abandon MS completely and I am now running a pure Linux
system.  There was method to my madness, I knew there would be a learning
curve.....   But it has been pretty tough.

The Caldera Manual says that bash is the default shell.  However, something must
be wrong because I have edited " .profile" according  to the installation
instructions and your examples to no avail.

I think at this point I should follow some advise that you (Irv) gave early on
...  and buy a good Linux  manual....  and probably one for KDE to boot (pun
intended).

I don't know if in the process of configuring a connection to the internet I
have gummed up my settings.  My local ISP tech told me he didn't think I could
access the net thru them via Linux.   (so much for the level of expertise in S.
E. Georgia!!).   But this also speaks to the total dominance of MS in the
industry.

Which brings me to another observation ....  in regard to the  Linux version of
EE --  again I could not drag the the link to the KDE desktop from Netscape and
clicking on it seems to extract it (garbled text) to a page in my Netscape
Browser.  This of course does not matter now, since I have not yet been able to
run euphoria...  but, is there a more Linux friendly way to download the file?

Also, I have yet to be able to install the dos version of Euphoria.  I have dos
pkunzip on a MS DOS / Windows disk, but when it is not recognized by DR DOS 7.3
--  I think that I must somehow unmount the disk in Linux before I run the DOS
session and then remount it afterward.  I do remember a posting regarding
transfer of DOS euphoria files to a Linux DOS session, but have yet been able to
locate via the listserv web page search.

So now....  what are the best books on Linux, KDE, and DR DOS?   :) :)  thanks
for the information.

I will persevere.

Ken