[ic] Still Clueless

Wed Aug 29 13:39:01 2001

Thanks for trying. I'm still getting exactly the same error message though:

lsh107:~/tmp/interchange-4.8.1$ ./configure

 Interchange Version 4.7.x Configuration

 Interchange was originally based on Vend 0.2 and 0.3
 Copyright 1995, 1996 Andrew M. Wilcox <awilcox@maine.com>

 Distributed under the GNU General Public License.
 See the file LICENSE for license information.

Found Perl 5.6.0 as /usr/bin/perl

If you get a CPAN error, rerun the configuration and it should go away.

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.
lsh107:~/tmp/interchange-4.8.1$

> -----Original Message-----
> From: interchange-users-admin@interchange.redhat.com
> [mailto:interchange-users-admin@interchange.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Eric
> Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:22 AM
> To: interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [ic] Still Clueless
>
>
> 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
>
>
> ---
> Eric Paul
> SpellBook Systems
> http://www.spellbook.net
>
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