Hmmm, you've sparked some new observations: I don't have a .tcshrc, but I do have .bashrc.
.bashrc contains an alias that's never worked for some reason. (!) I put the source... line in the .bashrc file, as well. Made a new terminal window, tried "fink", and it still didn't work. I ran the "source /sw/bin/init.csh" line by hand, and it worked. So Remi was right; the owner and permissions for that file are fine. I also confirmed that I am using bash. Thanks, Remi. So my new observation is that my .cshrc and .bashrc files are not being used when I start a new bash shell. Can anyone tell me why not and how to fix the problem? On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Remi Mommsen wrote: > Hi, > > On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 11:06 AM, Birdy Complex wrote: > <xnip> > > Perhaps my .cshrc file is failing to do anything because it's an admin > > file trying to run a root file. In that case, what should I do, chown > > my > > .cshrc file to root? > > > > Many thanks, > > Complex > > Do you have a .tcshrc file in your home directory? If yes, insert the > source /sw/bin/init.csh into the .tcshrc file. Otherwise, check if you > are really running tcsh: > # echo $SHELL > /bin/tcsh > > The ownership of a file is less important than the permissions on it. > The ls of my init.cs: > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 root admin 2693 Sep 21 17:59 init.csh > > The permissions are coded in the beginning: -rw-rw-r-- stands for user > (root) can read (r) and write (w) the file, the group (admin) can do > the same, while the rest (world) can only read this file. Thus anybody > on my system can read (source) the init.csh. > > I hope that helps. > > Cheers, > Remi > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Get the new Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0002en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
