10:50 p.m.
I have an issue with the latest build version (1.9.11): it won't start!
However, I may have made an error. I went ahead with installing it
(successfully, eventually) without removing the secure version I already
had.
Once installed, clicking on the gretl icon inside the Kickoff menu produced
nothing. I then removed the installed gretl and then again. Still nothing.
I restarted the machine and logged back in - same result.
Sometimes it produces the message
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KDEInit could not launch '/usr/local/bin/gretl'
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but yet 1.9.11 was successfully installed, as shown here by way of excerpt:
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libtool: finish:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/sbin"
ldconfig -n /usr/local/lib/gretl-gtk2
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Libraries have been installed in:
/usr/local/lib/gretl-gtk2
If you ever happen to want to link against installed libraries
in a given directory, LIBDIR, you must either use libtool, and
specify the full pathname of the library, or use the `-LLIBDIR'
flag during linking and do at least one of the following:
- add LIBDIR to the `LD_LIBRARY_PATH' environment variable
during execution
- add LIBDIR to the `LD_RUN_PATH' environment variable
during linking
- use the `-Wl,-rpath -Wl,LIBDIR' linker flag
- have your system administrator add LIBDIR to `/etc/ld.so.conf'
See any operating system documentation about shared libraries for
more information, such as the ld(1) and ld.so(8) manual pages.
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/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ../plugin/data/urcdata.gz
/usr/local/lib/gretl-gtk2/data
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ../plugin/data/dwdata.gz
/usr/local/lib/gretl-gtk2/data
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/plugin'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/po'
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share
installing cs.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing de.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing el.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing es.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing eu.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing fr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing it.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing pl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing tr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing pt.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing pt_BR.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing ru.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing sq.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
installing zh_TW.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gretl.mo
if test "gretl" = "gettext"; then \
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gettext/po; \
for file in Makefile.in.in Makevars remove-potcdate.sin ; do \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./$file \
/usr/local/share/gettext/po/$file; \
done; \
else \
: ; \
fi
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/po'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share'
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/greene
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/misc
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/nist
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/plotbars
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts/misc
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/db
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/fonts
for f in ../share/data/*.gdt ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data ; done
cp -fp ../share/data/descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/data
cp -fp ../share/data/gretldata.dtd /usr/local/share/gretl/data
cp -fp ../share/data/plotbars/nber.txt /usr/local/share/gretl/data/plotbars
for f in ../share/data/greene/*.gdt ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data/greene ; done
cp -fp ../share/data/greene/wg_descriptions
/usr/local/share/gretl/data/greene
for f in ../share/data/misc/*.gdt ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data/misc ; done
cp -fp ../share/data/misc/descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/data/misc
for f in ../tests/*.dat ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data/nist ; done
for f in ../share/scripts/*.inp ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts ; done
cp -fp ../share/scripts/ps_descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts
cp -fp ../share/scripts/wg_ps_descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts
for f in ../share/scripts/misc/*.inp ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts/misc ; done
cp -fp ../share/scripts/misc/ps_descriptions
/usr/local/share/gretl/scripts/misc
cp -fp ../share/functions/gretlfunc.dtd /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
cp -fp ../share/functions/criteria.gfn /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
cp -fp ../share/functions/packages.xml /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
for f in ../share/fonts/*.ttf ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/fonts ; done
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/doc
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/helpfigs
for f in gretlgui.hlp gretlcmd.hlp gretlcli.hlp gretlgui.hlp.es
gretlcmd.hlp.es gretlcli.hlp.es gretlgui.hlp.it gretlcmd.hlp.it
gretlcli.hlp.it gretlgui.hlp.pt gretlcmd.hlp.pt gretlcli.hlp.pt genrcli.hlp
genrgui.hlp genrcli.hlp.it genrgui.hlp.it genrcli.hlp.pt
genrgui.hlp.ptgretlhelp.refs ; do \
if test -f ../share/$f ; then \
cp -fp ../share/$f /usr/local/share/gretl ; fi ; done
for f in ../share/texfigs/*.png ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/helpfigs ; done
for f in ../doc/tex/gretl-ref.pdf ../doc/tex/gretl-guide.pdf ; do \
if test -f $f ; then cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/doc ; fi ;
done
for f in ../doc/tex/gretl-ref-a4.pdf ../doc/tex/gretl-guide-a4.pdf ; do \
if test -f $f ; then cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/doc ; fi ;
done
cp -fp ../share/gretl.stamp /usr/local/share/gretl/gretl.stamp
make -C bcih install
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share/bcih'
gcc -o mkbin mkbin.c
./mkbin ../../share/bcih
cp -fp fedstl.bin /usr/local/share/gretl/db/fedstl.bin
cp -fp ../../share/bcih/fedstl.idx /usr/local/share/gretl/db/fedstl.idx
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share/bcih'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/xdg'
xdg-desktop-menu install gretl.desktop --novendor
xdg-mime install ../xdg/gretl.xml --novendor
xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 32
../xdg/gretl-data-icon.png application-gretl.data
xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 32
../xdg/gretl-session-icon.png application-gretl.session
xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 32
../xdg/gretl-script-icon.png text-gretl.script
xdg-icon-resource install --context apps --size 32 ../xdg/32/gretl.png
--novendor
xdg-icon-resource install --context apps --size 48 ../xdg/48/gretl.png
--novendor
xdg-icon-resource install --context apps --size 64 ../xdg/64/gretl.png
--novendor
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/xdg'
make -C share install
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share'
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/greene
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/misc
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/nist
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/data/plotbars
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts/misc
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/db
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/fonts
for f in ../share/data/*.gdt ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data ; done
cp -fp ../share/data/descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/data
cp -fp ../share/data/gretldata.dtd /usr/local/share/gretl/data
cp -fp ../share/data/plotbars/nber.txt /usr/local/share/gretl/data/plotbars
for f in ../share/data/greene/*.gdt ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data/greene ; done
cp -fp ../share/data/greene/wg_descriptions
/usr/local/share/gretl/data/greene
for f in ../share/data/misc/*.gdt ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data/misc ; done
cp -fp ../share/data/misc/descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/data/misc
for f in ../tests/*.dat ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/data/nist ; done
for f in ../share/scripts/*.inp ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts ; done
cp -fp ../share/scripts/ps_descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts
cp -fp ../share/scripts/wg_ps_descriptions /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts
for f in ../share/scripts/misc/*.inp ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/scripts/misc ; done
cp -fp ../share/scripts/misc/ps_descriptions
/usr/local/share/gretl/scripts/misc
cp -fp ../share/functions/gretlfunc.dtd /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
cp -fp ../share/functions/criteria.gfn /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
cp -fp ../share/functions/packages.xml /usr/local/share/gretl/functions
for f in ../share/fonts/*.ttf ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/fonts ; done
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/doc
../tools/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/gretl/helpfigs
for f in gretlgui.hlp gretlcmd.hlp gretlcli.hlp gretlgui.hlp.es
gretlcmd.hlp.es gretlcli.hlp.es gretlgui.hlp.it gretlcmd.hlp.it
gretlcli.hlp.it gretlgui.hlp.pt gretlcmd.hlp.pt gretlcli.hlp.pt genrcli.hlp
genrgui.hlp genrcli.hlp.it genrgui.hlp.it genrcli.hlp.pt
genrgui.hlp.ptgretlhelp.refs ; do \
if test -f ../share/$f ; then \
cp -fp ../share/$f /usr/local/share/gretl ; fi ; done
for f in ../share/texfigs/*.png ; do \
cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/helpfigs ; done
for f in ../doc/tex/gretl-ref.pdf ../doc/tex/gretl-guide.pdf ; do \
if test -f $f ; then cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/doc ; fi ;
done
for f in ../doc/tex/gretl-ref-a4.pdf ../doc/tex/gretl-guide-a4.pdf ; do \
if test -f $f ; then cp -fp $f /usr/local/share/gretl/doc ; fi ;
done
cp -fp ../share/gretl.stamp /usr/local/share/gretl/gretl.stamp
make -C bcih install
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share/bcih'
cp -fp fedstl.bin /usr/local/share/gretl/db/fedstl.bin
cp -fp ../../share/bcih/fedstl.idx /usr/local/share/gretl/db/fedstl.idx
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share/bcih'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/clive/gretl-1.9.11/share'
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Can anybody help? (And yes, you are welcome to tell me what a tit I've
been... :)
--
Clive Nicholas (clivenicholas.posterous.com)
[Please DO NOT mail me personally here, but at <clivenicholas(a)hotmail.com>.
Please respond to contributions I make in a list thread here. Thanks!]
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I prefer to call it style." -- Freeman J. Dyson