I'm having considerable problems running geda, gschem, or pcb. [Altho' I first wanted to just 'see' spice, which I found isn't even in the massive package].
A major problem is that over the years of linux usage, I've always logged in as root. The need to login as non-root creates a whole layer of extra complications. A further complication is that, because the package is so big, I've installed it at /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2 -- it's own partition. Here's the accumulation of my log & notes:------- > Run the ./install.sh == Enter install directory (default: /root/geda-0.0.2)? >> first mkdir geda-0.0.2 in hda12 enter: /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2 == ?! ./install.sh exits ! /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2 already exists. Please remove it and rerun this script == Create /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2 (default: y)? == Verifying files... Performing post install setup... Done! <---- apparently installed OK ? ======= my non-root ID is eas =========== ?? try, as eas cd /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2/bin and run the appropriate binaries (such as geda, gschem, or pcb) > try: ./geda == error...is not owned by eas ? try change ownership of /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2/ to 'eas' == mc chO..shows: group & owner already = eas. BUT bin-link 'geda' is owned by root == Change it! == op. not permitted == do as root. Still fail. ======= log of new attempt 10 Jan :-- as eas cd /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2/bin do: ./geda == $ ./geda ls: /tmp/dbus-gedasuite-0.0.2/bin/dbus-launch: No such file or directory /tmp/dbus-gedasuite-0.0.2/bin/dbus-launch is not owned by eas, not executing /mnt/mul/geda-0.0.2/bin/python Please install the gEDA Suite for multiple users. <--- drop-dead !! ======= I guess 'dbus' is not creating the tmp-file? mc shows that the ELF-executable: dbus-launch & its dir ARE owner & group = eas. BTW. I put an extra trace-line in one of the scripts, which I can't relocate right now. Perhaps it's the line: ls: /tmp/dbus-gedasuite-0.0.2/bin/dbus-launch: No such file or directory Please advise how I should proceed. == Chris Glur. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
