export PKG_CONFIG_PATH errors.

buddhahat · 11-24-2004, 09:40 AM

Hi everyone.

I tried updating the enviroment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH with the following command:

#export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig"

when I run #export $PKG_CONFIG_PATH I get the following error:

bash: export: `/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig': not a valid identifier

I can't see what is causing the error so I was hoping a more skilled eye could help me out. Thanks for the help.

Oh yeah, I'm running Slackware 10 with the 2.4.26 kernel and I'm logged in as root.

ror · 11-24-2004, 10:46 AM

I've been in that nightmare before too, I just gave up and found another way around the problem.

foo_bar_foo · 11-24-2004, 11:33 AM

try it without the quotes

LasseW · 11-24-2004, 12:53 PM

export means defining an environment variable, ie the command argument is a variable name, not the value of the variable. So your first export command is ok, the second is not. What do you need the second export for anyway ? You get a listing of all environment variables with the env command: if PKG_CONFIG_PATH is there, your definition is ok.

buddhahat · 11-24-2004, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by foo_bar_foo
try it without the quotes

Thanks. Thats how I was entering the path to begin with, I then switched to the quotes after reading a post in another thread.

Quote:

Originally posted by LasseW
export means defining an environment variable, ie the command argument is a variable name, not the value of the variable. So your first export command is ok, the second is not. What do you need the second export for anyway ? You get a listing of all environment variables with the env command: if PKG_CONFIG_PATH is there, your definition is ok.

It looks ok when I enter the env command. I guess I'll just ignore the error for now. Thank you everyone for the advice. It's much appreciated.