[carbondesign]

I'm trying to compile some UNIX binaries, but I'm running into some trouble.

I've been able to compile Apache and PHP, but now I'm trying to compile Icecast, Shout, and Electricsheep (and I get the same error on each):

./configure: Command not found.

I'm located in the directory where configure is located, but it won't let me continue.

If I run "file configure", I get: "configure: Bourne shell script text", so the file is being recognized correctly, it just won't run.


Does anyone have any ideas?

[jmassung]

Without being at the machine seeing what you are seeing it is difficult, but here are some things that I would do:

1. ls -l
Make sure that the configure file is there and set the -rwxrwxrwx (executable)

2. Try typing "./configu" and pressing <tab> (auto-complete). If it doesn't auto-complete then either the file isn't there or isn't an executable (same as attempt #1).

3. I don't know anything about the program you are trying to configure, but it is possible that it maight be an X Windows program? If so, you may need to run the X11 configure program xfconfig (I think) -- sorry, but its been years since I've done this.

Now, if it is there, but not "executable" there are a couple things:

1. chmod 777 (this will make it executable)
2. Try using shell to run it (sh configure)

HTH,
Jeff

[carbondesign]

Thanks. I've tried those things. I don't think it's an X windows specific thing, but I tried it also on Screen and go the following:

[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey% ./configure
./configure: Permission denied.
[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey% chmod 777 configure
[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey% ./configure
./configure: Command not found.
[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey% sh configure
[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey% sh ./configure
[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey% ./configure
./configure: Command not found.
[planet:~/src/screen-3.9.8/screen-3.9.8] corey%

(BTW: Auto completion works)

here's the ll listing:
-rwxrwxrwx 1 corey staff 103077 Jun 14 2000 configure

Does this make any sense?

-corey

Originally posted by jmassung:
Without being at the machine seeing what you are seeing it is difficult, but here are some things that I would do:

1. ls -l
Make sure that the configure file is there and set the -rwxrwxrwx (executable)

2. Try typing "./configu" and pressing <tab> (auto-complete). If it doesn't auto-complete then either the file isn't there or isn't an executable (same as attempt #1).

3. I don't know anything about the program you are trying to configure, but it is possible that it maight be an X Windows program? If so, you may need to run the X11 configure program xfconfig (I think) -- sorry, but its been years since I've done this.

Now, if it is there, but not "executable" there are a couple things:

1. chmod 777 (this will make it executable)
2. Try using shell to run it (sh configure)

HTH,
Jeff

[LordJavac]

The configure script is probably trying to call a program that doesn't exist, hence "Program not found." You could try sourcing the configure script (". ./configure") and see if you get a more meaningful error.

[battlej]

check the first line of the script. if should say something like

#!/bin/foo

where /bin/foo is the interpreter the script uses to execute all the commands in the script. make sure this exists, with the path specified in the configure script, on your system, or else you'll get exactly the erro you mentioned:

./configure: command not found

a bit misleading, but if you know what it's doing, it makes sense.

[Angus_D]

Originally posted by battlej:

check the first line of the script. if should say something like

#!/bin/foo

where /bin/foo is the interpreter the script uses to execute all the commands in the script. make sure this exists, with the path specified in the configure script, on your system, or else you'll get exactly the erro you mentioned:

./configure: command not found

a bit misleading, but if you know what it's doing, it makes sense.

in this case sh configure should really work...

[carbondesign]

The first line of the file says:
#!/bin/sh

So, it should be a shell script, right?

[battlej]

Originally posted by carbondesign:
The first line of the file says:
#!/bin/sh

So, it should be a shell script, right?

if /bin/sh exists, (try running it...) and ./configure is executable.
and yes, it is a shell script.

[lindberg]

It sounds like something near the top of the shell script is failing. Weird. Maybe try

zsh configure

And see if that shell parses the script any better. Quite bizarre.