Re: [Freeciv] Cannot start the freeciv server

[James L S Neave <cs97jjn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, David Pfitzner wrote:

> James L S Neave wrote:
> > 
> > I recently downloaded freeciv-1.7.2 and xpm3.4.
> > I succesfully ran ./configure and make.
> > Due to the fact that I am a user on a large university system xpm resides 
> > in my user directory and I told ./configure where this was.
> > This also meant that make install will not run, and it does not appear to 
> > have the --prompt switch.
> 
> If you want to change the install dir, you should configure
> with  ./configure --prefix=DIR
> where DIR is a directory, and it will install executables
> in DIR/bin and data in DIR/share/freeciv

e.g. ./configure --prefix=/user/cs97/cs97jjn/civ2

So when I do make install it will install in the stated directory

> 
> > the script 'ser' returns the error 
> > 
> > % ser
> > ld.so.1: ./server/civserver: fatal: /vol/PACK/GNU/lib/: mmap failed: No 
> > such device
> > Killed
> 
> Doesn't look nice.  Maybe a problem with your compiler setup or
> something.  Are you able to run other programs you compile yourself?
> 
> Eg: hello.c: 
> ---
> #include <stdio.h>
> int main(void) { printf("hi\n"); return 0; }
> ---
> % gcc hello.c -o hello
> % ./hello
> 

In the past I've compiled and ran XMame (The Multi Aracade Machine 
Emulator) on these same machines.

> > Also, running Freeciv returns
> > 
> > % Freeciv
> > Freeciv: Permission denied.
> 
> If you mean the client, you are supposed to run 'civ', not 'Freeciv'.
> 

And that needs the server.

PS Does everyone have all this trouble with UNIX?

> Regards,
> -- David
>