> I am new tolinux i have a problem. > debian linux. i am using "gcc"(for c++ i m using g++) to compail my c++ > program . > i try it but it will not work. > i write my program in c++ using "vi" and save it in a file new1.cc > then login as root and run this comand root:/g++ -o new1 new1.cc > it run and make new1. then i type root:/new1 (to run this program but it > does't work)the error msg come bash:new1:command not found. > could any body solve my problem. > Thanks > Khan. Do you have '.' in your path? Try this: ./new1 if that works, then add a line like export PATH=$PATH:. to your ~/.bash_profile, or edit the line where it's altering the PATH and add ":." to the end. That will allow you to execute a file from the current directory. Some people consider this a security risk, so you should probably not make this change for root. If root happens to be in /tmp and runs 'ls', but somebody has added a file /tmp/ls that contains malicious commands, you could be in trouble.
Incidentally, why are you compiling as root? If your normal user account has access to that directory, you should be able to compile there. I'd suggest it anyway. You should only use the root account for things like system maintainance, where you have to be root. That keeps you from screwing the whole box when you make a mistake.
