.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a filemanager. look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show hidden files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit .pdrc" (replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I assume it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls
Thanks, I found it.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a filemanager. look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show
hidden
files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit
.pdrc"
(replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I
assume
it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat
Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again. I tried mik's suggestions the same way as last night, and it finds nothing. Where is it supposed to be? When I start PD, it says it's in what ever directory I happen to be in (usually /home/trolls/pdfiles), but when I do locate or less, it does nothing. It doesn't say it doesn't exist, but it doesn't give a location either. I'm stumped, and don't yet know enough about linux or PD to understand this fully. Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a filemanager. look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show
hidden
files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit
.pdrc"
(replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I
assume
it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat
Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls
i don't use .pdrc. i put everything into a startup file. something like this:
#!/bin/sh cd ~/pd bin/pd -rt -path .:./abs:./externs:./lib -lib zexy:gem:ggee
.pdrc normally is in your home directory, not in a subfolder (i think).
mik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be; pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [PD] .pdrc (was:Can't get zexy to load)
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again. I tried mik's suggestions the same way as last night, and it finds nothing. Where is it supposed to be? When I start PD, it says it's in what ever directory I happen to be in (usually /home/trolls/pdfiles), but when I do locate or less, it does nothing. It doesn't say it doesn't exist, but it doesn't give a location either. I'm stumped, and don't yet know enough
about
linux or PD to understand this fully. Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a
filemanager.
look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show
hidden
files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit
.pdrc"
(replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I
get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and
compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find
the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I
assume
it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for
more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat
Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls
Timothy Rolls hat gesagt: // Timothy Rolls wrote:
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again.
there could be a lot .pdrc-files, but the one used by PD is the one in your home directory. You can find out, where your home directory is, with this command:
$ echo $HOME /home/frank
Your .pdrc always is in $HOME/.pdrc
Another shortcut for $HOME is the tilde ~ Try "less ~/.pdrc"
OK, now I am becoming concerned. I tried both Frank and mik's suggestions and all I get is "no such file or directory." Yet when I open pd it will say "home/trolls/.pdrc." If I go to another directory, such as usr/lib, and open pd, it says "usr/lib/.pdrc." I'm getting this strange Microsoft flashback where a program would create a temp file when started, and erase it when closed. It doesn't sound like this is what should happen, but it reminds me of it. Is there any other way to check this? I have also tried un-hiding hidden files in the gnome filemanager and looking for it there, but can't find it. And I tried to use locate .pdrc, but that didn't work.
Also, after being able to use zexy by directing it to the path yesterday, I cannot open it today. I get "zexy: cannot load library." I have checked and rechecked and rechecked again the path. Is it starting to look like my system could be messed up? Am I streching? Perhaps I am sleeping and this is just a bad dream. Any ideas are welcome.
Regards, Tim
PS - remember that I am a linux newbie and please type slow.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Barknecht" barknech@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [PD] .pdrc (was:Can't get zexy to load)
Timothy Rolls hat gesagt: // Timothy Rolls wrote:
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again.
there could be a lot .pdrc-files, but the one used by PD is the one in
your
home directory. You can find out, where your home directory is, with this command:
$ echo $HOME /home/frank
Your .pdrc always is in $HOME/.pdrc
Another shortcut for $HOME is the tilde ~ Try "less ~/.pdrc" -- __ __ Frank Barknecht ____ ______ ____ __ trip\ \ / /wire ______ / __// __ /__/ __// // __ \ / / __ \ ___
/ / / ____/ / / / // ____// /\ \ ___\____
/_/ /_____/ /_/ /_//_____// / \ \_____\_____
/_/ _\
The message you probably get, is "cannot find .pdrc" or something alike. Put all your libraries in the folder named "extra", which automatically gets searched by pd (if you have a recent version). start pd with -lib followed by your libraries and the other options you want. Or create a .pdrc file and save it to your home directory. In it you put the command line options you want. I believe it's a new line for every option:
-rt -lib ... -path ...
And start reading about linux in general :).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: "Frank Barknecht" barknech@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de; pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [PD] .pdrc (was:Can't get zexy to load)
OK, now I am becoming concerned. I tried both Frank and mik's suggestions and all I get is "no such file or directory." Yet when I open pd it will
say
"home/trolls/.pdrc." If I go to another directory, such as usr/lib, and
open
pd, it says "usr/lib/.pdrc." I'm getting this strange Microsoft flashback where a program would create a temp file when started, and erase it when closed. It doesn't sound like this is what should happen, but it reminds
me
of it. Is there any other way to check this? I have also tried un-hiding hidden files in the gnome filemanager and looking for it there, but can't find it. And I tried to use locate .pdrc, but that didn't work.
Also, after being able to use zexy by directing it to the path yesterday,
I
cannot open it today. I get "zexy: cannot load library." I have checked
and
rechecked and rechecked again the path. Is it starting to look like my system could be messed up? Am I streching? Perhaps I am sleeping and this
is
just a bad dream. Any ideas are welcome.
Regards, Tim
PS - remember that I am a linux newbie and please type slow.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Barknecht" barknech@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [PD] .pdrc (was:Can't get zexy to load)
Timothy Rolls hat gesagt: // Timothy Rolls wrote:
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc
again.
there could be a lot .pdrc-files, but the one used by PD is the one in
your
home directory. You can find out, where your home directory is, with
this
command:
$ echo $HOME /home/frank
Your .pdrc always is in $HOME/.pdrc
Another shortcut for $HOME is the tilde ~ Try "less ~/.pdrc" -- __ __ Frank Barknecht ____ ______ ____ __ trip\ \ / /wire ______ / __// __ /__/ __// // __ \ / / __ \ ___
/ / / ____/ / / / // ____// /\ \ ___\____
/_/ /_____/ /_/ /_//_____// / \ \_____\_____
/_/ _\
one way to see the dot files (the ones with "." (dot) character preceding their name, like .pdrc) is to use ls -a which lists all files in a current directory, inluding the hidden files. Also, if you cannot find your .pdrc (which you should have put in your home directory) you can try the find commands:
cd to your home directory: cd (you can optionally do: pwd which will tell you where you are, actually. If your system is screwed up you will not be in the directory you think you are)
then do: find . -name ".pdrc"
it will scan recursively all directories under and incuding your current directory. If you cannnot find it then just create a new .pdrc because you probably don't have it.
Also, it might be stupid, but if you're the only user of your system you probably switch between users (like, you're root from time to time) and perhaps you did make the .pdrc file as a different user and stuck it somewhere else...
also, make sure that you don't have a pdrc file instead of .pdrc
hope this helps.
./MiS
Timothy Rolls wrote:
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again. I tried mik's suggestions the same way as last night, and it finds nothing. Where is it supposed to be? When I start PD, it says it's in what ever directory I happen to be in (usually /home/trolls/pdfiles), but when I do locate or less, it does nothing. It doesn't say it doesn't exist, but it doesn't give a location either. I'm stumped, and don't yet know enough about linux or PD to understand this fully. Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a filemanager. look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show
hidden
files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit
.pdrc"
(replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I
assume
it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat
Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls
Thanks to everyone who has had the patience to help me. I now can load the zexy library, but somehow I have set the permissions so that I cannot access it from my user account, only from root. I have tried to change it using "chmod -R a+rw zexy" but it will not allow me to change the permissions. I will look this up tomorrow. If anyone sees what I am doing wrong here please let me know. I know I'm overlooking the obvious (This has been a very bad weekend.). Thanks again, Mik, Frank and Michael, for all the help you've been giving me.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michal Seta" mis@music.mcgill.ca To: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu Cc: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [PD] .pdrc (was:Can't get zexy to load)
one way to see the dot files (the ones with "." (dot) character preceding their name, like .pdrc) is to use ls -a which lists all files in a current directory, inluding the hidden files. Also, if you cannot find your .pdrc (which you should have put in your home directory) you can try the find commands:
cd to your home directory: cd (you can optionally do: pwd which will tell you where you are, actually. If your system is screwed up you will not be in the directory you think you are)
then do: find . -name ".pdrc"
it will scan recursively all directories under and incuding your current directory. If you cannnot find it then just create a new .pdrc because you probably don't have it.
Also, it might be stupid, but if you're the only user of your system you probably switch between users (like, you're root from time to time) and perhaps you did make the .pdrc file as a different user and stuck it somewhere else...
also, make sure that you don't have a pdrc file instead of .pdrc
hope this helps.
./MiS
Timothy Rolls wrote:
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again.
I
tried mik's suggestions the same way as last night, and it finds nothing. Where is it supposed to be? When I start PD, it says it's in what ever directory I happen to be in (usually /home/trolls/pdfiles), but when I do locate or less, it does nothing. It doesn't say it doesn't exist, but it doesn't give a location either. I'm stumped, and don't yet know enough
about
linux or PD to understand this fully. Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a
filemanager.
look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show
hidden
files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit
.pdrc"
(replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I
assume
it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat
Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls