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Sparc Solaris 10: Installed packages not found in default PATH !!

I'm trying to install FreeRADIUS on Solaris 10 (Sparc, Sunfire v100), which requires following packages on OS:
gcc, gmake, glibc, binutils, gawk

All these packages were installed by default when installing solaris 10
but while installing FreeRADIUS it can't see these packages when I run the commands

no gcc
no gmake
found in default path.

I even downloaded & installed these packages from sunfreeware.com
I'm a beginner to Sun OS, but it seems to me that it has something to do with setting the right path.

arthurjb

Yes, the path to those should be /opt/sfw/bin

type "echo $SHELL" (without the quotes)
this should tell you the shell that you are using.

If its sh or ksh then these are the commands;
PATH=$PATH:/opt/sfw/bin
export PATH

For csh it is;
set path = ($path /opt/sfw/bin)

lagooy

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Thanks arthurjb,
PATH=$PATH:/opt/sfw/bin
export PATH
it worked ... just one more concern with setting the path
everytime I reboot the sun machine ... the exported path returns back to default ...
how can I save the PATH for every user as well as root so that PATH remains same even after reboot.
Thanks in advance....

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wesly_chen

> everytime I reboot the sun machine ... the exported path returns back to default
I would recommend that you change the path setting for your personal environment instead of system wide (/etc/profile)

for Csh
~/.cshrc (or ~/.login)
set path = ($PATH /opt/sfw/bin /usr/local/bin)

For sh
~/.profile
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/sfw/bin:/usr/local

for bash
~/.bashrc (or ~/.profile)
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/sfw/bin:/usr/local

Arty K

I aggree with arthurjb, it's preferrable (in this case) to change system wide /etc/profile than user-local profiles.