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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] contrib/install
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:15:38 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3ca378daf425d3a566027a4b1d71844f@mule> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <799167FB-F220-46D2-A7DA-5C29B2E262C4@quintile.net>

> I wonder, have you installed the contribution package? If not then this is what you need, I think - it's been a few years since I did this...
>
> 9fs sources
> /n/sources/contrib/fgb/root/rc/bin/contrib/install fgb/contrib
>
> Once this completes you should be able to do the installs you wanted.
> FYI, i have never used OpenSSL on plan9, there is a an sslv2 compliant
> client an server thanks to cor aid and Brian Stuart.
>
> -Steve
>
>
> > On 20 Dec 2015, at 19:32, Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com> wrote:
> >
> > what is the value of the 'path' environment variable?  (i.e. echo $path)
> >
> >
> >> I am trying to install contributed software and after running install contrib/install I always get:
> >> term% contrib/install fgb/opensslcontrib/install: './contrib' directory entry not found
> >> So I create it and get:term% contrib/install: './contrib/install' does not exist
> >> Then:contrib/install: './contrib/install' cannot exec directory
> >> Any help would be appreciated.

is contrib/* set to be executable?  as mentioned above, the contrib programs
(like patch, and apatch) call each other, so it's important that the top-level
directory be in one's path.

- erik



      reply	other threads:[~2015-12-21  0:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2015-12-20 14:52 ` G B
2015-12-20 19:32   ` Skip Tavakkolian
2015-12-20 21:40     ` Steve Simon
2015-12-21  0:15       ` erik quanstrom [this message]

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