Re: [gentoo-user] Scripts not working... HELP!

["Norman Rieß" <norman@smash-net.org>]

Had similar symptoms as my default system python was not defined properly.
Use "eselect python list --python2" to see if that is the case.
Set it with "eselect python set --python2 <number>" if necessary.

Regards
Norman

Am 04/28/11 07:40, schrieb Walter Dnes:
>   This message is coming from my 32-bit "hot backup" gentoo machine.
> For some reason, any script that I call on my 64-bit machine immediately
> returns to the command prompt.  No warnings or error messages or
> diagnostics.  Builtins and compiled executables work OK.  For instance,
> if I have a script named "xyz" that goes like so...
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> man bash
> 
> ..., executing "xyz" or "~/bin/xyz" results in bash immediately
> returning to to the command prompt.  If I type "man bash", it works OK.
> On top of everything else, getmail seems to go into "forkbomb mode",
> generating a gazillion processes, and eventually locking up the machine,
> if I type in...
> /usr/bin/getmail -v -v -v --rcfile rc_cotse
> 
>   It looks like the script is being totally ignored, e.g...
> 
> waltdnes@i3 ~ $ emerge anyone home?
> waltdnes@i3 ~ $
> 
>   Any ideas what gives?
>