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Re: [ic] Still Clueless
Your problem is definitely permissions based. Let's start with some simple
background, and then tackle your problem.
On a UNIX-based system, root is the super-user. If you are logging in with
your own username and password, you're not root. If we take a quick look
at your prompt, we can also tell that you are a regular user and not root:
-snip-
> lsh107:~/interchange-4.8.1$ ./configure
Notice the $ at the end of your prompt? That shows you're just a regular
joe. The root prompt (almost) always ends with a # instead of a $. That
way you know you're in a super-user shell and don't inadvertently run any
dangerous commands and wipe your whole system out. If this is not your
system (which it sounds like is the case) then whoever administrates it
will most likely not give you root access. They may install programs for
you, but they are not going to let you run around with root. Too much of a
security compromise.
Anyhoo, on to the crux of your problem...
-snip-
>opendir(./../..): Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/FindBin.pm line
>143
>Can't write uid file: Permission denied
>make: *** No targets. Stop.
>make: *** No rule to make target `test'. Stop.
Ok, for some reason the installer is trying to write a file two directories
below the current working directory. Since you don't have rights to this
directory, it goes boom. I'm not sure why this is happening this way, but
I can tell you how I installed this software the other day and hope this
will work for you too.
From your home directory (The one where your prompt looks like
lsh107:~$ ) type:
mkdir tmp
mv interchange-4.8.1 tmp
cd tmp
./configure
What you are doing here is making a temporary directory to hold the ic
distro. Then you move the distro directory in there. Last to change to
that directory and run configure again.
Give it a shot, and see if it works out for you. If not, drop another
email with error messaegs to the list, and we'll see what we can do to help
you out.
Getting IC working the first time can be a frustrating experience,
especially if you are new to how UNIX works. But trust me, it's getting a
lot easier as time goes on. I struggled with my first MiniVend 3 site for
a long time, and that was with a lot of years working on UNIX boxes. The
mailing lists and especially the archives are your friend!
HTH!
Eric
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Eric Paul
SpellBook Systems
http://www.spellbook.net
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