I'm trying to install lcc (compiler) from source, and encountered an error which I don't understand. During the install, a script is executed which fails. I've stripped off non-essential stuff... $ env src/run.sh env: src/run.sh: Permission denied $ pwd /mnt/cdrom/lcc/4.2 $ ls -ld . dr-xr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Oct 14 15:50 . $ ls -ld src dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 6144 Oct 14 15:50 src $ ls -ld src/run.sh -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 1586 Jul 2 1997 src/run.sh $ ./src/run.sh bash: ./src/run.sh: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied $ dumphex src/run.sh 00 23 21 2F 62 69 6E 2F 73 68 0A 23 20 24 49 64 3A |#!/bin/sh.# $Id:| 10 20 72 75 6E 2E 73 68 2C 76 20 31 2E 31 31 20 31 | run.sh,v 1.11 1| 20 39 39 37 2F 30 37 2F 30 33 20 30 30 3A 31 35 3A |997/07/03 00:15:| 30 31 30 20 64 72 68 20 45 78 70 20 24 0A 23 20 72 |10 drh Exp $.# r| 40 75 6E 20 2E 2E 2E 2F 74 61 72 67 65 74 2F 6F 73 |un .../target/os| 50 2F 74 73 74 2F 66 6F 6F 2E 73 20 5B 20 72 65 6D |/tst/foo.s [ rem| 60 6F 74 65 68 6F 73 74 20 5D 0A 0A 23 20 73 65 74 |otehost ]..# set| ... $ ls -ld /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Oct 20 2004 /bin/sh -> bash $ ls -ld /bin/bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 593304 Mar 11 2004 /bin/bash $ /bin/sh sh-2.05b$ exit exit $ I thought at first that it might be the infamous MSDOS CRs at the ends of the lines, but the hex dump proves otherwise. The link /bin/sh exists, and has correct permissons, as does the file /bin/bash. It even runs. Can anyone lend me a clue? I have't got any. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!