I'll play around and report back ... I believe the first line of installer is the culprit: #! /usr/bin/env sh
If I could re-write the first line for my machine, I'm sure this would work: #!/bin/env sh It then detects bash and goes from there... I'm not sure how $1 and $2 are determined in Installer.exe, though. ?? Maybe nothing in my case. - Stuart Brorson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The file "installer" is just a bash script (IIRC) > which sets some > shell variables and then invokes the > frozen Python install executable. I don't think it > even needs the env > variables set to run correctly; they are just a > precaution. > > As a work around, you can read the commands in the > installer script and execute the same commands > manually. The real > executable is called "installer.exe". > > Another possibility: Read the README.Debian file on > the CD. Perhaps > you need to set some permissions to run a script off > of a CD. > > Good luck, and let us know of any other problems. > Meanwhile, I will > try to figure out what is what is up wiht Gentoo. > If you discover > what the problem is, let us know! It helps me make > the installer more > robust for everybody! > > Stuart > > > > > > Hi > > > > I'm using Gentoo and I'm trying to run the > installer > > from CDROM. > > > > I get this error regarding env. > > > > bash-2.05b# /mnt/cdrom0/installer > > bash: /mnt/cdrom0/installer: /usr/bin/env: bad > > interpreter: Permission denied > > bash-2.05b# which env > > /bin/env > > bash-2.05b# > > > > Is env in a different location in Gentoo than what > is > > expected in the linux distros supported? > > > > Appreciate any help cluing me in on how to get > around > > this.. :-) I tried a sybolic link but didnt work > nor > > did I think that was "best"? > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile > phone. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
