Actually, stuff in /usr/libexec do appear to be executables, but aren't meant to be run standalone from the command line.
On 3/30/06, xiaowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your PATH shouldn't include /usr/lib and /usr/libexec because the > files in there aren't generally executables. > > It's bizarre that you can't run the export command. Are you using > bash? You shouldn't need to be root to run that. > > If you get a chance, it'd probably be easiest to meet us in the > Foresight IRC channel #foresight on freenode. We'd be able to debug > more effectively. > > Xiaowen > > On 3/30/06, John Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (Results of more searching) Maybe this is a PATH problem? > > whereis gcc > > gcc: /usr/bin/gcc /usr/lib/gcc /usr/libexec/gcc > > /usr/share/man/man1/gcc.1.gz > > echo $PATH > > /usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin > > > > When I try to do export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib:/usr/libexec I get back > > export command not found. Yes, I'm doing that as root. I'll have to > > start up again tommorow(tired). Thanks in advance for any ideas. > > > > Quoting Ken VanDine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > What does 'conary q glibc --troves' say? > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > --Ken > > > > > > On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 12:36 -0800, John Y wrote: > > > > I was able to get ppp running using wvdial. I have a post/respone on > > > > the foresight forum about that: > > > > (http://forum.foresightlinux.com/index.php?showtopic=313&st=0&#last) > > > > I am willing to keep working on it as I was able to transfer debian > > > > pppconfig scripts and get them working. But when I try to compile any > > > > programs I get "checking for C compiler default output file name... > > > > configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables" I did do > > > > conary update group-devel and all of the 78 packages seemed to > > > > install. I don't find a glibc-devel or glibc on my system however. Can > > > > anyone help me with that? > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Free X-Mail.net, Voice Calls (VoIP) and Messages, Messenger, > > > http://www.x-mail.net > > > > SnoopBlocker Anonymous SSL Secure Web Surfing, > > > http://www.snoopblocker.com > > > > Search Teradex Web Site Directory http://www.teradex.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Desktop-distro mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.bizrace.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-distro > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Desktop-distro mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.bizrace.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-distro > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Free X-Mail.net, Voice Calls (VoIP) and Messages, Messenger, > > http://www.x-mail.net > > SnoopBlocker Anonymous SSL Secure Web Surfing, http://www.snoopblocker.com > > Search Teradex Web Site Directory http://www.teradex.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Desktop-distro mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.bizrace.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-distro > > > _______________________________________________ Desktop-distro mailing list [email protected] http://lists.bizrace.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-distro
