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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