newbie questions

firstone · 09-06-2007, 04:20 PM

Please see this link. I followed this exactly.

http://www.dit.upm.es/vnumlwiki/index.php/Install-dyna

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pixellany · 09-06-2007, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firstone

Please see this link. I followed this exactly.

http://www.dit.upm.es/vnumlwiki/index.php/Install-dyna

Thanks

Did you do what I suggested in my last post?

firstone · 09-06-2007, 07:06 PM

in the usr/local/bin# I typed PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin and nothing changed

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pixellany · 09-06-2007, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firstone

in the usr/local/bin# I typed PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin and nothing changed

Thanks

I asked you to confirm that the file was in fact there.

Also, you want:
export PATH=....etc

firstone · 09-06-2007, 09:07 PM

Yes the file was there. What does the word "Export" do in front of path? And also why is it necessary just to run a program?

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pixellany · 09-07-2007, 02:26 AM

I'm a little fuzzy on why export is needed. Frankly, it is simply what I learned somewhere.

A file's path needs to be in the PATH variable if you want to run that file. If you are running it manually, the ./ thing works. But if it's called by another file, then you don't have that option.

firstone · 09-10-2007, 03:19 PM

Thanks for all your help but nothing is working as advertised. Ah well I am back to Windows...