Dear sirs,
I ve been trying to compile some source codes, and I am following exactly the instructions provided with the code: I went to the directory indicated and ran a script ("Allmake") which supposedly would compile everything...

I obsiously checked and found Allmake in the said directory, but I was not able to run it. It says couldnot find command...

When I run with ./ (./Allmake) it did find the command, but inside the script other commands were supposed to be run, and again, without the "./" they dont work...

I desperately need these things to work, so I wonder if I am missing anything, like a way to make scripts to be run without the need of ./...

I am on a bash shell.

Regards,
Luiz

bash allmake

make sure your caps are all in the right place as Linux is upper/lower case dependant, unlike windoze...

Thanks,
But there is still a problem when other scripts are called from inside the main script...
I dont want to add "bash" to all lines inside the main script calling other scripts...

My point is, in RH9 I could run simply by calling the script ($ Allmake), and know, in SuSE9.1 I need to call ./Allmake or bash Allmake, which does not help me, since Allmake calls other scripts...

Do you know how to make SuSE works the way RH was? Is this stuff configurable and did I miss it?

Thanks again...
Luiz

Some distro's set the current working directory in your PATH and some do not ( for security). Go back to the directory and type:

export PATH=$PATH:.

this will add the current working directory to your path and eliminate the need for ./

It still does not work.
It works for simple scripts now, but not for scripts invoking other scripts...
It is a step forward, tough
Thanks,
Luiz

Check first scripts invoked by yours are not using some bash commands not included in your $PATH.
Most distributions (to be honest I don't know if SUSE does), put /sbin and /bin directory in the root $PATH.
If that is the case you should be able to run the script if logged as root (take care doing that).
Hope this helps
Ciao