Re: [hpoj-devel] configure, cc, $PATH, su, hpo

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Hi, Marco.

> In your install notes you say:
> su     # Enter the root password.
> 
> I wrote:
> # su my_password_root
> 
> (where my_password_root is my respective password)
> 
> and the computer answered:
> # su: user my_password_root does not exist
Sorry, that really should read "When prompted, enter the root password.".
"su" takes a username as its argument, and defaults to root if none is
given.

> Then I wrote:
> # su root
> and the computer did not send a message.
> 
> Is it a problem?
That's what was intended, although just typing "su" has the same effect.

> I supposed I installed succesfully the printer driver, because I
> received the following message after the step "Loading the parallel
> port drivers":
>
> HEWLETT-PACKARD OFFICEJET PRO 1150C; device registered to IEEE1284.4
> protocol layer as link mlcpp0
So far, so good.  :-)

> However, I continued with the step "Use included applications and have
> fun :-". I wrote # cmdline and I received the error: command not found
Although the source code lives in the "cmdline" directory in the package,
it is compiled into the command "hpo", which you tried next...

> Also, I wrote: # hpo devid and again, the error: command not found
> What is wrong? 

> The echo variable has the following:
> /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin/:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin
The problem is that the binaries are installed in /usr/local/bin, which
isn't in your PATH.  Try logging in as a normal user, not root.  I think
by default RedHat doesn't put /usr/local/bin in the PATH when you log in
as root.  You could also just try specifying the full path.  For example,
instead of "hpo devid", try typing "/usr/local/bin/hpo devid".

David