[Gretl-devel] installation to /opt/gretl directory

Hi all, I have just installed Mint 13 KDE on a new machine but I cannot start gretl after compling into to the /opt/gretl directory. I use the "./configure --prefix=/opt/gretl --without-gnome" command and all installation steps are seemingly OK. After the installation, I run: cd /usr/bin sudo ln -s /opt/gretl/bin/gretl and then open: /etc/ld.so.conf and add: /opt/gretl/lib save and run: sudo /sbin/ldconfig When I type "gretl", I get the message that gretl is not installed and can be installed by running sudo apt-get install gretl. This is strange since the above procedure has always worked for me on a variety of machines and distros. Cheers Talha -- “An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” - Niels Bohr (1885-1962) --