[SOLVED] Blender 2.63 only runs if I type /opt/blender/blender in cmdline

Jeebizz · 07-23-2013, 12:28 PM

Built blender from slackbuilds, but only way to run it is through cmdline.

Code:

/opt/blender/blender

Code:

slackuser@slackmachine:/var/log$ /opt/blender/blender
connect failed: No such file or directory
ndof: spacenavd not found
found bundled python: /opt/blender/2.63/python

It still launches, but I just want to run blender without doing this all the time.

No shortcuts created or anything, can't even run it if I try to type 'blender' in the run field in lxde.. So what gives?

/sbin/ldconfig doesn't do anything either...

So how can I run blender 'normally?'

tronayne · 07-23-2013, 12:37 PM

When you installed blender, there should be a file in /etc/profile.d (actually two files), blender.sh and blender.csh. Look to see if /etc/profile.d/blender.sh is executable; if not, as root (or su -)

Code:

chmod 755 /etc/profile.d/blender.sh
chmod 755 /etc/profile.d/blender.csh

log out, log back in and try it.

Those two files should have been installed when you excecuted

Code:

installpkg [path_to]/blender-version.txz

Hope this helps some.

Jeebizz · 07-23-2013, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tronayne

When you installed blender, there should be a file in /etc/profile.d (actually two files), blender.sh and blender.csh. Look to see if /etc/profile.d/blender.sh is executable; if not, as root (or su -)

Code:

chmod 755 /etc/profile.d/blender.sh
chmod 755 /etc/profile.d/blender.csh

log out, log back in and try it.

That was it! Thank you. Maybe the slackbuild needs to be modified to have that step. Considered matter 'solved', but now just a few minor details:

Not that it really matters but after launching blender I expected some kind of .blender directory in my home folder and found none, also no entries in any of these categories... Hmmmmm

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TommyC7 · 07-23-2013, 01:27 PM

It doesn't work the way you want it to because /opt/blender isn't in your PATH environment variable. That' all that the blender.sh and blender.csh basically does (puts it in your PATH).

Jeebizz · 07-23-2013, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyC7

It doesn't work the way you want it to because /opt/blender isn't in your PATH environment variable. That' all that the blender.sh and blender.csh basically does (puts it in your PATH).

Oh... I found an icon setup in /usr/share/applications and I copied that to to the desktop and works that way... Hmm, so it seems to be that the slackbuild is not quite complete.

chmod 755 /etc/profile.d/blender.csh
chmod 755 /etc/profile.d/blender.sh

Should obviously be there when the script installs the program, and it doesn't automatically place entries anywhere for you to launch, you have to hunt for it yourself.

tronayne · 07-23-2013, 04:18 PM

Um, I did go to SlackBuilds.org, downloaded the source package and the SlackBuild (blender-2.63a-linux-glibc27-x86_64.tar.bz2 and blender.tar.gz) and did

Code:

cd /usr/local/packages/src/graphics
tar xzvf blender.tar.gz
<said file was not in gzip format, so...>
tar xvf blender.tar.gz
<success!>
<wrote a note to Robby Workman about that>
cd blender
mv blender-2.63a-linux-glibc27-x86_64.tar.bz2 .
blender.SlackBuild
<wait a while>
mv /tmp/blender-2.63a-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz .
installpkg blender-2.63a-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz
log out -- shuts down Xfce
log out -- exit from the console
log in -- log back in to the console
startx -- start Xfce
blender

and viola! there it was.

So, the SlackeBuild did install blender.sh and blender.csh in /etc/profile.d and there were executable (I sneaked a look) and what /etc/profile.d/blender.sh does, when you log in, is

Code:

cat /etc/profile.d/blender.sh
#!/bin/sh
export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/blender"

which puts blender on your PATH.

Now, I don't know if it's exactly set up correctly; I get the following when I exit from it:

Code:

connect failed: No such file or directory
ndof: spacenavd not found
found bundled python: /opt/blender/2.63/python

Blender quit

but it appears to work initially and there might be some set up stuff I've missed (and I've never used it and haven't a clue what to do with it but does seem to work).

Hope this helps some.

Jeebizz · 07-23-2013, 05:00 PM

Weird... The files ARE there yes, but the script didn't make .csh and .sh files executable, I had to do that manually on my end. I don't know what I did differently than you, just unpacked the slackbuild and ran it.. But just for kicks I also ran it in cmdline and got the same thing you did...

Code:

slackuser@slackmachine:~$ blender
connect failed: No such file or directory
ndof: spacenavd not found
found bundled python: /opt/blender/2.63/python

Blender quit
slackuser@slackmachine:~$

Overall it works though...