On 07/06/2015 10:08 PM, Amber mail wrote:
> Dear SL community,
>
> I am a Scientific Linux user, and I am new to Linux I installed a
> program called grace for plotting graphs; when I want to execute the
> program, I used to type */xmgrace/* in the terminal then the program
> opens its window. Now I have to specify the location of xmgrace each
> time I wanna run the program for example, I type in the terminal the
> full path
>
> /home/Alaa/grace-5.1.25/src/xmgrace
>
> Is there a way to make running the program straightforward by typing
> just /*xmgrace*/ in the terminal?
put or change in .bash_profile (asuming that you are running bash)
export PATH=$PATH:/home/Alaa/grace-5.1.25/src/

but that src there indicates that you are running the program in the same
place that you compiled it.
from here :
http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/doc/UsersGuide.html#ss2.1

it seems that you should have used :
./configure --enable-grace-home=$HOME/<my_grace_location_different_from_location_of_the_source>

then
make && make install

try to compile again and specify other directory for installation.
after make install all binary data will be in that place and you
will have to use something like :
export PATH=$PATH:/home/Alaa/grace/bin

Adrian


>
> The last thing, since I come with Windows background in which all the
> installed files are located in a folder called _programs files _so In
> which folder can I find the installed programs in linux
>
>
> Best Regards, Alaa