Re: [Help-gsl] Problem with compiled GSL file

[Kenneth Geisshirt]

David Green wrote:

> I have installed GSL 1.5 on my Apple G4 running OS
> 10.2.6, and I have just compiled the example program
> in the GSL manual, but I cannot get the executable to
> run.  For some reason, the executable is being saved
> under the "root" user, which of course denies me
> access since I am not logged in as root, and even when
> I logon as root, (i.e., sudo ./example.o) - this
> returns the message, "Command not found".  This is
> interesting in light of the fact that the command 'ls
> -l' shows the example.o file in the working directory.

In Unix files ending on .o are not executables but object files (try to 
run "file example.o"). I would guess that the executable you're looking 
for is either called a.out or example.

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