Executable confusion!

[Colin Rasor]

Alan,

which will only report the first file matching the expression in $PATH. The
first matched is in the order listed in $PATH. To verify this echo $PATH and
check which directories are listed first. Then execute find or locate with
an expression that matches bin for your pilot-xfer program.

--Colin.ansel.Rasor


On 10/4/05 9:34 PM, "Alan Dayley" <alandd at consultpros.com> wrote:

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> I am attempting to update the pilot-link package on my Fedora Core 3
> from source.  The previous version from packages is 0.11.8.  I
> downloaded the source for version 0.12.0-pre4.
> 
> After running './configure' and 'make' as a normal user.  I ran 'make
> install' as root.  Everything appears to have worked fine.  But now
> watch this series of commands issued as root:
> 
> # pilot-xfer --version
>    .--------------------------------------------.
>    | (c) Copyright 1996-2003, pilot-link team   |
>    |   Join the pilot-link lists to help out.   |
>    `--------------------------------------------'
>    This is pilot-xfer, from pilot-link version 0.11.8
> 
>    Build target..: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
>    Build date....: Aug  9 2004 04:10:03
> 
>    pilot-link 0.11.8 is covered under the GPL/LGPL
>    See the file COPYING under docs for more info.
> 
>    Please use -h for more detailed options.
> # which pilot-xfer
> /usr/local/bin/pilot-xfer
> # /usr/local/bin/pilot-xfer --version
>    DEPRECATED: The application is calling print_splash()
>    .--------------------------------------------.
>    | (c) Copyright 1996-2004, pilot-link team   |
>    |   Join the pilot-link lists to help out.   |
>    `--------------------------------------------'
>    This is /usr/local/bin/pilot-xfer, from pilot-link version 0.12.0-pre4
> 
>    Build target..: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>    Build date....: Oct  4 2005 21:13:14
> 
>    pilot-link 0.12.0-pre4 is covered under the GPL/LGPL
>    See the file COPYING under docs for more info.
> 
>    Please use --help for more detailed options.
> #
> 
> Behold my confusion!  When issued without the path, the 'pilot-xfer'
> reports the old version 0.11.8.  The 'which' command reports only *one*
> pilot-xfer in $PATH.  When issued with the full path, the pilot-xfer'
> reports the new version.
> 
> How can this be?  How do I correct it?
> 
> Alan
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