OpenEuphoria

Re: exactly the same, but different

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at yah?o.?om> Nov 13, 2007
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Jerry Story wrote:
> 
> Mystery.
> What is the difference?
> 
> Doesn't work:
> desktop:~/projects/wx-projects/zzz_for_freshmeat/food_combining$ bindu fcr.exw
> couldn't open fcr!
> 
> Works:
> desktop:/media/usbdisk1/uploads/upload_nutrition/fcr$ bindu fcr.exw
> deleted 1084 unused routines and 1992 unused variables.
> You may now run ./fcr
> 
> fcr.exw is the same file in both cases.
> I copied one onto the other to make sure.
> 
> The only difference is the directory.
> Maybe that ~ thingy.
> 
> Why is the name "fcr.exw" changed to fcr ?
> 
> I used the "open in terminal" feature of gnome in both cases.

The only thing that I can think of is maybe the path doesn't include the current
directory?
Try:
~/projects/wx-projects/zzz_for_freshmeat/food_combining$ bindu ./fcr.exw

Otherwise, no clue.

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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple
system that works.
--John Gall's 15th law of Systemantics.

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
--C.A.R. Hoare

j.