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From: Rafal 'Raf256' Maj
Subject: installing pov 3.6.1 on PLD problem(?)
Date: 30 Nov 2004 21:09:37
Message: <Xns95B22073A4C0Craf256com@203.29.75.35>
Some problems with installing PovRAY in user (not root) mode, on PLD linux,

[rafal@nbrdr megapov-1.1]$ uname -a
Linux nbrdr 2.6.8 #1 Tue Oct 19 00:00:58 UTC 2004 i686 unknown unknown PLD 

(nbrdr is name of my friend)
linux is - PLD 2.0 ac linux - http://pld-linux.org/



Then when running install as user, script didnt wait for input (to login as 
root R, or U - to install in ~/) but immedietly stoped with an error:


[rafal@nbrdr povray-3.6]$ ls
aaa  AUTHORS  doc  icons  include  ini  install  NEWS  povray  povray.1  
povray.conf  povray.ini  README  scenes  scripts
[rafal@nbrdr povray-3.6]$ ./install

POV-Ray 3.6 installation
==========================

You need to have root privileges to install POV-Ray 3.6
in the default location (/usr/local).

You can also install POV-Ray on User level at a custom location
but this requires additional manual setup steps.

  Type 'R'  to login as root and install in /usr/local
            (recommended method).
  Type 'U'  to make a user level installation at a custom location.
  Type anything else to abort.

./install[1141]: read: -p: no coprocess


Installation aborted!
[rafal@nbrdr povray-3.6]$


Perhaps it has something to do with fact that this linux has patch with 
hides non-user processes (but perhaps not).

[rafal@nbrdr povray-3.6]$ ps aux
USER       PID %CPU %MEM   VSZ  RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
rafal    20620  0.0  0.1  5032 1384 pts/2    Ss   Nov30   0:00 -bash
rafal    19427  0.0  0.0  2156  724 pts/2    R+   03:07   0:00 ps aux


some additional info:
[rafal@nbrdr povray-3.6]$ md5sum install povray README
0a7d6c7fc8bb6892cf3abe8dbb470436  install
a26025ec50bd8d42e7c1ffbb32cb3fd2  povray
09ff9aa16052f31a809c979194d08869  README
(just to make shure)


[rafal@nbrdr povray-3.6]$ df
[...]
/dev/hda11            16867696   7618416   9249280  46% /home
/dev/hda9              1967860     65992   1901868   4% /tmp
[...]




-- 
http://www.raf256.com/3d/
Rafal Maj 'Raf256', home page - http://www.raf256.com/me/
Computer Graphics


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From: Nicolas Calimet
Subject: Re: installing pov 3.6.1 on PLD problem(?)
Date: 1 Dec 2004 09:43:54
Message: <41add8aa@news.povray.org>
> ./install[1141]: read: -p: no coprocess

	That's definitely a problem with your shell and/or whole environment.

> Perhaps it has something to do with fact that this linux has patch with 
> hides non-user processes (but perhaps not).

	Sounds like messing around bash isn't a good idea for building
or installing applications.  Try with a "standard" environment before
you go on with restrictions.

	Fup-to p.unix

	- NC


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