How do you install an sh program? -- follow-up

[Benjamin Sher]

Dear friends:

I assure you that the Readme.txt file for XnView does NOT have any 
installation instructions. That would be the first place I would check.

Benjamin

[Paul Howarth]

Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> I assure you that the Readme.txt file for XnView does NOT have any 
> installation instructions. That would be the first place I would check.

Just run the "install" script (as root).

# ./install

Paul.

[Benjamin Sher]

Paul Howarth wrote:
> Benjamin Sher wrote:
> > Dear friends:
> >
> > I assure you that the Readme.txt file for XnView does NOT have any 
> > installation instructions. That would be the first place I would check.
>
> Just run the "install" script (as root).
>
> # ./install
>
> Paul.

Dear Paul:

That's precisely what I tried to do originally, but to no avail. What 
does this error message mean, please?

Benjamin

[sher@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ls
app-defaults  Formats.txt  lib  nconvert.sh  Usage.txt     xnview.sh
bin           install      man  ReadMe.txt   WhatsNew.txt
[root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ./install
  OS  : Linux, version 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
./install: line 26: syntax error near unexpected token `('
./install: line 26: `   uid=*(root)*)'
[root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]#

[Paul Howarth]

Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Paul Howarth wrote:
> > Benjamin Sher wrote:
> > > Dear friends:
> > >
> > > I assure you that the Readme.txt file for XnView does NOT have any 
> > > installation instructions. That would be the first place I would check.
> >
> > Just run the "install" script (as root).
> >
> > # ./install
> >
> > Paul.
>
> Dear Paul:
>
> That's precisely what I tried to do originally, but to no avail. What 
> does this error message mean, please?
>
> Benjamin
>
> [sher@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]$ su
> Password:
> [root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ls
> app-defaults  Formats.txt  lib  nconvert.sh  Usage.txt     xnview.sh
> bin           install      man  ReadMe.txt   WhatsNew.txt
> [root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ./install
>  OS  : Linux, version 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
> ./install: line 26: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> ./install: line 26: `   uid=*(root)*)'
> [root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]#

It means the author of the install script doesn't write portable code, 
or hasn't tried running it himself.

Edit the install script and change the line:

uid=*(root)*)

to:

uid=*(root)*)

Paul.

[Benjamin Sher]

Paul Howarth wrote:
> Benjamin Sher wrote:
> > Paul Howarth wrote:
> > > Benjamin Sher wrote:
> > > > Dear friends:
> > > >
> > > > I assure you that the Readme.txt file for XnView does NOT have any 
> > > > installation instructions. That would be the first place I would 
> > > > check.
> > >
> > > Just run the "install" script (as root).
> > >
> > > # ./install
> > >
> > > Paul.
> >
> > Dear Paul:
> >
> > That's precisely what I tried to do originally, but to no avail. What 
> > does this error message mean, please?
> >
> > Benjamin
> >
> > [sher@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]$ su
> > Password:
> > [root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ls
> > app-defaults  Formats.txt  lib  nconvert.sh  Usage.txt     xnview.sh
> > bin           install      man  ReadMe.txt   WhatsNew.txt
> > [root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ./install
> >  OS  : Linux, version 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
> > ./install: line 26: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> > ./install: line 26: `   uid=*(root)*)'
> > [root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]#
>
> It means the author of the install script doesn't write portable code, 
> or hasn't tried running it himself.
>
> Edit the install script and change the line:
>     uid=*(root)*)
>
> to:
>     uid=*\(root\)*)
>
> Paul.

Dear Paul:

Very kind of you indeed. I would have never figured out a thing. Not 
often that an author will mess up his install file.

The program installed fine, but when I try to launch it, it doesn't come 
on. What should I do?

May I ask if you could looke at the two output results below (one after 
install and one after launch) and tell me what command I need now?

[root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]# ./install
  OS  : Linux, version 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
This script will install nview/nconvert/xnview in the /usr/local/bin 
directory
You must add to the PATH environment variable /usr/local/bin
  and /usr/local/lib to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Done!
[root@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]#

[sher@localhost XnView-1.68-x86-unknown-linux2.x-static]$ xnview
** XnView v1.68.1 Copyright 1991-2004 Pierre-E Gougelet (Feb 17 
2004/13:52:01) **
        Version for Linux x86/Motif (All rights reserved)
** This is freeware software (for non commercial use)

Type xnview -help, for more information

Thank you again.

Benjamin

How do you install an sh program? -- Success!

[Benjamin Sher]

Paul Howarth wrote:

Everything is OK. XNview launches fine. Just forgot to add the command 
line. Must be getting tired this late in the evening.

Thanks so much.

Benjamin