trying to preform setenv, no command ?
 

hi

im trying to install the new mythTV with hyams amazing guide. in the middle it says to input:

setenv QTDIR /usr/lib/qt3

but i get an error message saying there is no such command... can anyone tell me what im doing wrong?

thx alot

Zeltak

Hi,
setenv is used to set an environment variable typically in the csh or tcsh shells.
Which shell are you using ?
Find out with :
echo $SHELL
Assuming you are using the bash or sh shell, instead of setenv command, :
export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt3

This varies with different shells.
So depending upon which shell you have, you might have to Google a it and see how to set the environment variable in your shell

thx raseel

the shell im using is /bin/bash. i tried using export but i didnt work. do you know what i should use?

thx

zeltak

This doesn't appear to work on the command line, but does when entered in a configuration file.

Open the (invisible) bash config file .bashrc in a text editor, and add the following lines to it:

QTDIR='/usr/lib/qt3'

export QTDIR

Then close and re-open the shell/Konsole, and the variable should be set. You can check this with:

printenv | grep QTDIR

Rob