From: kazaam <kazaam@...>
Date: 2007-08-27T02:40:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Why does: system("./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/feisty") not work ? It always fails without any error?

hi thanks both methods are working great but really confusing, that it doesn't work the normal way:)

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:21:45 +0900
botp <botpena@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/27/07, kazaam <kazaam@oleco.net> wrote:
> > Well, while I thought I could finish my script for installing an ati-driver today
> >I wanted to test it now but I have this problem mentioned in the subject. My
> >ruby-script ist started with sudo ./ati.rb so it has the necassary right for
> >everything but this command:
> > system("./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/feisty")
> > always does nothing but failing and
> > puts'errormessage' if not system("./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run
> > --buildpkg Ubuntu/feisty") alway shows errormessage but the command itself
> > prints no error. Nothing. It happens simply nothing. Exact the same command
> > typed in, in the shell works perfectly but this here always fails.
> > Can anybody tell me way?
> 
> i cannot tell you why, but i can tell a way to make it run.
> try,
> 
>    system("sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg
> Ubuntu/feisty")
> 
> note we ran the shell sh
> 
> or
> 
>    system("./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg
> Ubuntu/feisty  | cat -")
> 
> yes, that's even weirder, piping to cat standard input
> 
> hth somehow.
> kind regards -botp
> 


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