Try doing it as not root. I don't know why the docs suggest using root to do the work, but try doing it in your local directory by running the installmgr commands without being root.
--Greg On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Jon Behrens <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > This started out as a C# binding question, but the problem is deeper than > that. Basically > I can't get the installmgr to do anything useful. I am new to Linux, but > have been writing software on other platforms for ~50 years. > > To insure that my machine configuration was not the problem (I had > installed Xiphos > and BibleTime earlier), I set up a new virtual machine using VirtualBox > and Mint 17. > > I updated all the packages and installed build-essentials. No other > software. > I downloaded Sword-1.73 and uncompressed it into a folder 'sword-1.7.3' > under my > home directory. > > I then followed the instructions in the INSTALL file and everything > appeared to make > correctly. > > I went to the utilities directory and ran the installmgr > > sudo ./installmgr -sc //Synch with master appeared to work > sudo ./installmgr -r CrossWire //refresh remote source - appears to > work, 411 packages > sudo ./installmgr -ri CrossWire KJV //returns 'Remote source > [CrossWire] does not make available module [KJV] > > sudo ./installmgr -rl CrossWire //list modules on CrossWire - sure > enough, no KJV > > Went to ~/.sword/InstallMgr/20081216195754/mods.d/ and found kjv.conf. So > refreshing the remote source finds KJV but install does not. > > OK - let's try a local install: > > Downloaded ESV.zip and unpacked it into the same directory (Downloads) > > sudo ./installmgr -li ~/Downloads/ESV.zip ESV > Module [ESV] not available at path [/home/jsb/Downloads/ESV.zip] > > sudo ./installmgr -li ~/Downloads/ESV ESV > Module [ESV] not available at path [/home/jsb/Downloads/ESV] > > sudo ./installmgr -li ~/Downloads/ESV/mods.d ESV > Module [ESV] not available at path [/home/jsb/Downloads/ESV/mods. > d] > > sudo ./installmgr -li ~/Downloads/ESV/modules ESV > Module [ESV] not available at path [/home/jsb/Downloads/ESV/ > modules] > > Well, that didn't work. So let's try just extracting the archive into > /usr/share/sword > > cd /usr/share/sword > sudo unzip ~/Downloads/ESV.zip > Archive: /home/jsb/Downloads/ESV.zip > inflating: modules/texts/ztext/esv/nt.bzv > inflating: modules/texts/ztext/esv/nt.bzs > inflating: modules/texts/ztext/esv/ot.bzs > inflating: modules/texts/ztext/esv/nt.bzz > inflating: modules/texts/ztext/esv/ot.bzv > inflating: modules/texts/ztext/esv/ot.bzz > inflating: mods.d/esv.conf > > That's hopeful, let's try it out. > > cd ~/sword-1.7.3/examples/cmdline //previously made this project > ./lookup ESV Jn.3.16 > Could not find module [ESV]. Available modules: > > Note that the list of available modules is empty. > > So at this point I'm stuck. It is my hope to write a front end in C#, but > I can't seem to get the package installed and working properly. > > I'd appreciate any help. > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >
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