Using SoftBench

Prerequisites to Using SoftBench

Prerequisites to Using SoftBench

SoftBench requires that your PATH environment variable be set correctly. Your system administrator may have done this for you when SoftBench was installed. If you have a problem with your PATH, SoftBench notifies you.

To see the current value of your PATH, type

echo $PATH

Verify that /opt/softbench/bin precedes /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/ccs/bin, and /opt/aCC/bin and that /usr/bin/X11 is included in your PATH.

If your PATH is incorrect, then you need to modify the PATH environment variable:

1.Edit the appropriate file for your environment.

For Bourne, Korn, or Posix shell, edit $HOME/.profile. For C shell, edit $HOME/.cshrc or $HOME/.login.

2.Add the PATH statements shown below to the file. Use the format already in your file to guide your use of these examples.

Table 2-1

Shell Syntax

For PATH=/opt/softbench/bin:/usr/bin/X11:$PATH

Bourne, export PATH

Korn, or Posix shell

For C set path = ( /opt/softbench/bin /usr/bin/X11 $path ) shell

3.If you are running CDE, you may also need to modify your $HOME/.dtprofile file.

Uncomment the line near the bottom of the file that instructs CDE to read your $HOME/.profile or $HOME/.login file (depending on which shell you are using). By uncommenting this line, the changes you made in Step 2 are used by your windowing environment.

4.In order for these changes to take effect, log out and log in again.

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