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cURL installation

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 3:42 pm
by daven
I am on a shared server (FreeBSD 4.2.3) and trying to install cURL to my directory (since I do not have root access). I have followed the instructions on curl.haxx.se, but to no avail. Details follow:

1. I unpacked the *.tar.gz file /usr/home/my_directory/bin/curl-7.10.3
2. I then ran ./configure --prefix=/usr/home/my_directory/curl-7.10.3
3. ran make
4. ran make test (everything checked out fine)
5. Ran ./make install

Everything looks fine, but when I try to run curl, I get a permission denied error. I have chmod'd the executable, but I still am denied access.

Any ideas?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:02 pm
by Stoker
that's odd, does it say the same with curl --help ?

does the system have user accessible strace?
try something like strace -ostraceput.txt path/to/curl
and look at straceput.txt for clues, this is only if the access denied was not in the initial filesystem level..

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:11 pm
by daven
Figured it out. The .cshrc file executables "set path" line did not include /$HOME/bin/curl/ (where I have cURL installed). All I had to do was add the line, and now everything works fine.

Ah, wonderful Linux geek roommates make everything better.