[ic] Still Clueless

[Eric Paul]

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