So I just installed Kubuntu (13.04) on both my computers...
old desktop - 32bit processor - 32bit OS
newer netbook - 64bit processor - 64bit OS
I installed newlisp on both.
(By downloading:
http://www.newlisp.org/downloads/newlisp_10.5.4-utf8_i386.deb
and then using qapt-deb-installer on that downloaded file.
Same version for both computers, because there is only a 32bit version, of course.)
Now newlisp works on the old desktop.
But on the newer netbook, I get this problem:
bash: /usr/bin/newlisp: No such file or directory
Check it's installed...
[sudo] password for o1:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
newlisp:i386 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Apparently so, but it still doesn't work:
bash: /usr/bin/newlisp: No such file or directory
Is there something wrong with the executable?
/usr/bin$ ls -l | grep newlisp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Sep 30 22:58 newlisp -> /usr/bin/newlisp-10.5.4*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19315 Sep 30 22:58 newlispdoc*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 332832 Sep 30 22:58 newlisp-10.5.4*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 50758 Sep 30 22:58 newlisp-edit*
That's exactly the same as on the old desktop where is *does* work...
Any ideas?
What happens if you try running it directly, not through the symbolic link:
/usr/bin/newlisp-10.5.4
What does say 'file' command about that file?
The reported error looks like a shell/file issue, but you show the file there... Strange!
Actually, it did exactly the same thing when I ran it directly like that. (I forgot to mention I had already tried that.)
So yeah, it claimed a file that was clearly *there*, didn't exist.
Anyway, I just built it from source.
Let's see, along the way I got...
"newlisp.h:135:19: fatal error: ffi.h: No such file or directory"
So I did the
make -f makefile_linuxLP64_utf8
version instead...
And then it said:
"newlisp.c:32:31: fatal error: readline/readline.h: No such file or directory"
So I had to
sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev
first...
And then a simple:
make -f makefile_linuxLP64_utf8
sudo make install
*did* finally just work.
But while I (pretty much) understand that process in *retrospect*, I prolly woulda given up if I hadn't happened to be lucky enough to have someone around to help me...
So I hope that information might make it possible for someone to fix the simple .deb package install for less experienced users like me who just wanna play around with newlisp.
Anyway, thanks for trying to help! ^^
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That happens with any 32-bit binary on a 64-bit Linux. You either had to get a 64-bit package (e.g. deb) or rebuild from sources. So, you made a correct decision. Glad it worked out for you eventually.
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That happens with any 32-bit binary on a 64-bit Linux.
Really?
Would it have worked if I had the 32bit libraries it required, then?
[EDIT: Yes, that *is* kinda a non-sequitor question; It's something someone else told me was the way it works in general with 32bit stuff on 64bit Linux...]