Subj : Re: How Linux and Windows installs differ
To   : deon
From : paulie420
Date : Wed Dec 15 2021 07:19 am

 de>  > In linux, for some obscure reason, most executables (definitely mutil a
 de>  > fidopoll) need to be preceded by the current dir, or "./" (ie ./mutil a
 de>  > ./fidopoll).
 de> 
 de> It's not obscure :)
 de> 
 de> Linux (and unix in general), looks for executables in your PATH by
 de> default, unless you specifically set your path to look for executables
 de> in your current directly (or a specific directory).
 de> 
 de> The "default path" is normally /bin, /usr/bin and if your root, /sbin,
 de> /usr/sbin. Of course it depends on your distro as well as to what they
 de> set the default PATH to.
 de> 
 de> * softlink mutil fidopoll to /bin or /usr/bin
 de> * update your PATH to include where mystic is installed, and
 de> * write a script that lives in /bin or /usr/bin with the name fidopoll,
 de> mutil, etc - and that script does some magic (if it needs to), before
 de> launching the those binaries in the appropriate direction

deon; always sets me straight so I understand things. While I knew what this was doing, and why it was needed, you have a way of stating it like the docs. Thanks. :P



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