* getwd: read error in .. @ 2000-01-14 0:00 mooreron 2000-01-14 0:00 ` Barry Margolin 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: mooreron @ 2000-01-14 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) I need to make a trivial modification to existing configured simulation software. It was built under Rational VADS 623.53.3 on IRIX 5.3. We have since upgraded our OS to IRIX 6.5.5 and installed VADS 623.53.7 to make this change. However, when I issue the "a.make" command, it results in the error message "a.make: getwd: read error in .." being issued prior to compilation. I tried to shorten the file pathname of the Ada source code and was able to compile the code. But, I still get the message "a.ld fatal: getwd: read error in .." during link time. It appears to me that some file pathname environment variable may need to be increased. Is that the case and, if so, which one(s)? Ron Moore Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: getwd: read error in .. 2000-01-14 0:00 getwd: read error in mooreron @ 2000-01-14 0:00 ` Barry Margolin 2000-01-18 0:00 ` mooreron 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Barry Margolin @ 2000-01-14 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <85o1js$esk$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, <mooreron@my-deja.com> wrote: >I need to make a trivial modification to existing configured simulation >software. It was built under Rational VADS 623.53.3 on IRIX 5.3. We >have since upgraded our OS to IRIX 6.5.5 and installed VADS 623.53.7 to >make this change. However, when I issue the "a.make" command, it >results in the error message "a.make: getwd: read error in .." being >issued prior to compilation. I tried to shorten the file pathname of >the Ada source code and was able to compile the code. But, I still get >the message "a.ld fatal: getwd: read error in .." during link time. It >appears to me that some file pathname environment variable may need to >be increased. Is that the case and, if so, which one(s)? It appears to me that you have a permissions problem, not an environment variable problem -- the pwd command is failing because it can't read one of the ancestor directories. If you can't find an ancestor directory that's lacking read and execute permissions, check the permissions on the underlying mount points -- these sometimes bleed through (although I thought this was only on Suns). -- Barry Margolin, barmar@bbnplanet.com GTE Internetworking, Powered by BBN, Burlington, MA *** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups. Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: getwd: read error in .. 2000-01-14 0:00 ` Barry Margolin @ 2000-01-18 0:00 ` mooreron 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: mooreron @ 2000-01-18 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Allow me to clarify what I have attempted. If I create a very long subdirectory name, i.e. "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", and populate it with my source code and build my library there (a.mklib), I SUCCESSFULLY compile and link. If, however, a create a long subdirectory pathname, i.e. "abcd/efgh/ijkl/mnop", and populate it with my source code and build my library there (a.mklib), I was UNABLE to compile the source. The error in question, "getwd: read error in .." results. That is what led me to believe that the problem lies with the number of subdirectories in the pathname. Permissions were checked on the ancestor directories and appeared acceptable (drwxr-xr-x). I am not familiar with the phrase "underlying mount points". Could you clarify, please? Thank you. Ron Moore In article <0dMf4.79$%%2.252@burlma1-snr2>, Barry Margolin <barmar@bbnplanet.com> wrote: > In article <85o1js$esk$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, <mooreron@my-deja.com> wrote: > >I need to make a trivial modification to existing configured simulation > >software. It was built under Rational VADS 623.53.3 on IRIX 5.3. We > >have since upgraded our OS to IRIX 6.5.5 and installed VADS 623.53.7 to > >make this change. However, when I issue the "a.make" command, it > >results in the error message "a.make: getwd: read error in .." being > >issued prior to compilation. I tried to shorten the file pathname of > >the Ada source code and was able to compile the code. But, I still get > >the message "a.ld fatal: getwd: read error in .." during link time. It > >appears to me that some file pathname environment variable may need to > >be increased. Is that the case and, if so, which one(s)? > > It appears to me that you have a permissions problem, not an environment > variable problem -- the pwd command is failing because it can't read one of > the ancestor directories. > > If you can't find an ancestor directory that's lacking read and execute > permissions, check the permissions on the underlying mount points -- these > sometimes bleed through (although I thought this was only on Suns). > > -- > Barry Margolin, barmar@bbnplanet.com > GTE Internetworking, Powered by BBN, Burlington, MA > *** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups. > Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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