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James Miller wrote:
>
> Installing grep from Slack 4.0 caused the installation to
> complete.  But the binary won't run: 

Were there any warnings or other messages during the 
installation process?

> I get a splash screen, a small popup window, 

That's progress.

> then the whole thing exits.  It says "Segmentation fault" 

Damn.  The most likely cause of a segfault is Xvesa.
I have seen other perfectly good binaries segfault
on Xvesa.

> Also, the prompt in the xterm is a little wierd:  
> ---------------------------------------
> sh: getcwd(): No such file or directory
> ----------------------------------------

The usual cause of that is deleting the current directory 
while you are still in it (perhaps the installation routine 
did this?).  Try going to a different directory and see if 
the problem persists.  

Busybox binaries are more prone to getcwd() problems 
than the full versions of the binaries.  Replacing the 
busybox sh with bash might help.  Using the real bash 
might also have a positive effect on the installation 
routine (perhaps avoiding whatever is causing the segfault).

Cheers,
Steven

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