Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 13:51:51 -0400 From: Fred Rappuhn <frappuhn@tir.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: Jesse <bextreme@m4.sprynet.com> Subject: Re: X-Windows has ceased to exist (sorta) Message-ID: <320B7AB7.166E@tir.com> References: <199608091702.KAA12785@m4.sprynet.com>
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Jesse wrote: > > Hello! Sorry to bother you, but I have a real doozie of a problem > here. You see, FreeBSD seems to think that NONE of the files that > should be executable (such as /usr/X11R6/X, which DOES exist BTW), > are actually executable. > Jesse Brown (bextreme@sprynet.com) If an executable is in your current directory, and your current directory is not in your path then it will not run without typing a ./ in front of the executable. (i.e. ./X ) Unix only looks in your path for the executable unless you explicitly type the path name. Fred Rappuhn frappuhn@tir.com
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