Re: No such file or directory

[Mike List <troll@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Lohman wrote:
> 
> Howdy all:
>     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!
> 
> :Rich
> 
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if you do a "file" on the setup executable, and it is a script or
interpreted code like perl, you would get that message if any of the
target files aren't found, ie if wish or perl is located in a place
other than the script stipulates.

You can verify this by writing a valid shell, perl or other script and
use an inappropriate "!#/?/perl" line. You will get a similar error,
even if you chmod the file to be executable.

Of course the previous answers may be more on track, but from what I've
seen "setup", and "install" files tend to be shell scripts, even in a
source distribution.
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-Mike List