Re: My binaries won't run
> Is it possible that the current directory isn't in your PATH.
> Try
>
> $ ./mytest
>
> You can see the search path with
>
> $ echo $PATH
>
> and add current dir to it with
>
> $ export PATH=$PATH:.
>
Even better, add ~/bin to your PATH and make sure newly compiled programs
are stored in ~/bin.
Having "." in PATH is a security risk on multiuser systems. It is sort
of ok on a single-user home-machine, but why get a bad habit? You
may find yourself administrating a company machine someday...
Helge Hafting
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