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Send message Joined: 15 Jan 06 Posts: 9 |
I just downloaded the linux version and followed the instructions for intalling a self-extracting archive, but when I type in the <i>sh boinc_5.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh<i> command it tells me that directory doesn't exist. I thought that command was supposed to create the directory? Can someone please tell me how to do this? |
Send message Joined: 6 Jan 06 Posts: 38 |
I just downloaded the linux version and followed the instructions for intalling a self-extracting archive, but when I type in the After you downloaded the file, did you chmod it so it is executable? chmod 550 boinc_5.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh The other probem may be that the shell (sh) isn't in your path. It usually lives in /bin, so you could type /bin/sh boinc_5.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh (but I still think it needs to be chmod'd first) James |
Send message Joined: 14 Jan 06 Posts: 18 |
chmod 744 boinc_5.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh ./boinc_5.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh do works -:) my problem is that on Red Hat Linux 7.2 (enigma) after I do: cd BOINC ./boinc -redirectio & It claims that it needs a libc.so.6 compiled with some special gcc version and ends ---> gcc 3.0 if I remember correctly What I have is crobertp [/home/boinc] > ls /lib/libc* -l -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1230116 Oct 13 2004 /lib/libc-2.2.2.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Oct 18 2004 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so and when I place there (on /lib) that required libc the whole system stops working (not even boot) -> Then, I need to boot from the cd-room, to restore the original libc and get the whole system working again however ./boinc_cmd --get_state do works -> this one does not require that special gcc version So, I am asking here why ./boinc needs a special gcc version while ./boinc_cmd do works with existing gcc library(s) Otherwise, why not compile/distribute ./boinc static linked ? Thanks Click signature for team stats |
Send message Joined: 9 Sep 05 Posts: 128 |
chmod 744 boinc_5.2.13_i686-pc-linux-gnu.sh This means that boinc executable was created on a linux machine with fairly recent software installed. It's quite normal to assume that majority of users will run more or less updated systems as this is good for security of their systems. If one assumes that, then there's no need to distribute statically linked binaries as this would mean much increased size of software packages. There are some custom-compiled versions of boinc CC available on net and at least some of them are statically linked. Metod ... |
Send message Joined: 9 Sep 05 Posts: 128 |
Double post. Metod ... |
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