That apparently was a real easy one. Thanks to
everyone who responded, all with the correct answer.

(I actually had a suspicion of what was needed, but
tried ./ instead of /.

Thanks again all.

--- mik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 01 October 2001 21:08, you wrote:
> > This has happened to me a number of times, but
> here is
> > the current instance.
> you have to type "./INSTALL". if you don' it doesn't
> look for it in your pwd.
> 
> mik
> 
> >
> > I've downloaded a gz copy of the Acrobat reader
> and
> > successfully decompressed it by using tar xzvf
> > filename. Next, I am supposed to be able build
> either
> > by typing "make," or, in this case, INSTALL.
> >
> > There is no make file but there is a file named
> > INSTALL. But typing "make," as you would expect,
> says
> > there is none; and, typing INSTALL returns "no
> such
> > command." It doesn't recognize INSTALL as an
> > executabe. (There is an asterisk after the name
> when
> > it is listed.)
> >
> > Although I don't remember the specifics (and it
> has
> > not always been an install that I've tried) there
> have
> > been many occassions when simply entering a file
> name
> > does nothing (nore does single or double clicking
> in
> > KDE or Gnome.
> >
> > =====
> > "If you had to identify, in one word, the reason
> why the human race has not
> > achieved, and never will achieve, its full
> potential, that word would be
> > "meetings." -- Dave Barry
> 
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from
MandrakeSoft?
> 
> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
> 


=====
"If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, 
and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings." -- Dave 
Barry

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