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Hello

I'm having a problem running a TCL script in my new OpenSolaris OS. When I go to the directory containing my script called 'Install' (using the gnome terminal), it doesn't seem to be able to find it even though it lists it i.e. if I type "Inst" and hit tab to complete the word, it doesn't recognise it. Also if I type the full name and enter, it doesn't run, it just says command not found.

When I bring up a terminal, it opens up in the bash shell. I think the script usually runs from the c shell. I can go over to the csh, but I think I may have issues then with environment variables not being set.

This is the top of my script

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#the next line restarts using tclsh \
exe tclsh "$0" "$@"
#
#

How do I get the terminal to start in csh (I thought csh was the "lowest shell it could start in). Also will I have to set a load of evironment varibles in hidden config files?

Thanks,
Ben.

Hey sbsbg,

What's your Tcl script name?

PN.


Edit:
You have a syntax error in your script. It should look like (note that first command is exec):

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# the next line restarts using tclsh \
exec tclsh "$0" "$@"

The script is called "Install".

Ben.

What happens if you do:

Code:

./Install

PN

Yea, sorry, the syntax in correct, I just trancribed it wrong. I couldn't cut and paste from my OpenSolaris VM.

The script definately works, it's been run many times on a Solaris box (which I didn't set up). I'm trying to see if I can get it to work on OpenSolaris, I think it's a problem with environment variables and running it from the bash shell.

Cheers,
Ben.

Ok. If the script is right then either you don't have Tcl installed on your OpenSolaris box or you shell cannot find tclsh executable.

1. Try to check if you can run tclsh. Run tclsh command and you should get % prompt:

Code:

$ tclsh
% exit
$

2. If the above fails try to find if you have a tclsh on the machine:

Code:

$ find / -name tclsh -print 2>/dev/null
/usr/bin/tclsh
/opt/ActiveTcl-8.4/lib/tclx8.4/help/tcl/intro/tclsh
/opt/ActiveTcl-8.4/bin/tclsh
$

BR,
PN

Hi,

Yea, it goes to the tclsh prompt when I type tclsh.

B.