Re: Compiled app won't run

[Paul Johnson]

Oh my gosh. That happened to me too.  You have to type ./ before a command
if the directory is not in your path. In my experience, this is either the
first or second most aggravating feature of linux/unix for new users. 



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On Sun, 6 Jul 1997, Davis, Jon wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm pretty much a newbie to Swarm and linux. I have been lurking on this
> group for a couple of months and have finally gotten around to
> installing swarm on my pc. After following much of the excellent advice
> I've seen on this group, I got linux and swarm up and running to the
> point where I can compile Heatbugs. However, after I run "make", typing
> in "heatbugs" generates a message that the command is not found (even
> though it listed in the directory). As I said, I'm new to working on
> linux. After running make, and watching the compile, what do I do next?
> I also had the same problem with SimpleCBug. Tried typing "bugs" after
> the compile and the system says command not found.
> 
> I know that this is a really stupid question, but any help would be
> greatly appreciated on this... 
> 
> Jon Davis
> University of Illinois
> 
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