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From: wleong@sfsu.edu (2-King)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Newbie question, please help
Date: 14 Dec 1995 03:07:09 GMT
Organization: California State University Sacramento
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In article <Vlasti.Broucek.212.1D931900@psychol.utas.edu.au>,
   Vlasti.Broucek@psychol.utas.edu.au (Vlasti Broucek) wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have just installed FreeBSD 2.1. No problems and everything seems to 
work 
>well. However, I tried to compile c programs and there is problem 
following 
>problem.
>
>Let say I have this very simple program in file test.c:
>
>#include <stdio.h>
>main()
>{
>   putchar('A');
>   exit(0);
>}
>
>if I do
>
>gcc test.c
>
>everything seems to be OK.
>
>However, after
>
>a.out
>
>I get
>
>a.out: Command not found.
>
>Well I tried that program on another machines running SVR5, BSD and 
SunOS and 
>no problems.
>
>So, can you help me? Please directly to my e-mail, as I cant read this 
group 
>everyday and I can miss your answer.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Vlasti
>---
>
> -------   Vlasti BROUCEK, MSc GradDipSci(IT)
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