Subject: Re: Programs wont run!
To: Chris Ewert <chris@adsl-204-146-211-92.il.us.ibm.net>
From: Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/03/1997 09:23:17
Hi Chris,
Is it /usr/games/hide/chess you are running, or /usr/games/chess? If it
is infact /usr/games/hide/chess - what are you typing to run it (sorry if
this question insults you)? Typing "cd /usr/games/hide ; chess" won't
work unless you have ./ in your path. Try typing "/usr/games/hide/chess"
or "./chess" from /usr/games/hide.
Sometimes confusing "file not found" message arrise from mispointed
sym-linkes, or scripts with non-existant interpreters. For example,
/usr/games/chess is a sym-link to dm. If dm doesn't exist in that
directory, it won't work.
Hope this helps,
Rick
On Fri, 2 May 1997, Chris Ewert wrote:
> Hi. I am having more trouble. Some programs do not work. For example I will
> take /usr/games/hide/chess. when I am in the directory I get the error
> 'Command not found'. I did a ls -l and it had a rwx-rx-rx or something like
> that. I think that is also causing the problem with my sendmail program. It
> calles for a /var/run/utmp file and clames it is not there. When I checked it
> and it is there. Do you have any ideahs?
> Chris
>
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