Re: No such file or directory

[Kevin Mitchell <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like that might be the case.  I was able to sucessfully install and
operate Star Office 5.0 on a Slackware (libc system) by installing the
accompaning glibc libraries first.  The README files are pretty good at
telling you what you need to install and how to do it.

Kevin

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Robert G. Brown wrote:

> Richard Lohman <rjlohman@yahoo.com> arranged bytes as follows:
> >    I have been running into trouble recently trying to run apps &
> >can't seem to track this one down. In trying to run the Star Office 5
> >setup executable, I kkep getting the following error message:
> >bash: ./setup: No such file or directory
> >
> >When I do an ls, I can see the file is there. I checked the file
> >attributes, and sure enough, it is marked as executable. This is not
> >the first time that this has happened. If anyone has any possible
> >directions, I would be most appreciative. BTW, I still consider myself
> >a new user, so don't be afraid to get too basic ;) TIA!
> 
> I suspect (but do not KNOW) that this is what happens when you try to run
> a program that was compiled on a libc-based system on a glibc system (or
> vice versa). The file permissions, etc all look OK (they ARE ok), but it 
> doesn't run becasue the libraries are not the right ones at all.
> 
> Makes sense? Completely off base? Can someone confirm this speculation, or 
> supply a better explanation....
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