After build KLayout from sources, I coun't run klayout in linux.

Bekay

Hi!

I'm a begineer of KLayout.

After build KLayout from sources in Linux, I count' run klayout...

klayout

bash: klayout: command not found

any tips or solutions?
Thank you in advance!

sekigawa

Assume that your KLayout binary files are successfully installed under $HOME/KLayout/bin-release/ like

drwxrwxr-x 12 user:group    12288 Mar 21 18:34 ./
drwxrwxr-x 19 user:group     4096 Mar 21 18:07 ../
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 d25/
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Mar 21 18:33 db_plugins/
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 drc/
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    45496 Mar 21 18:33 klayout*  <====== the main executable
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Mar 21 18:34 lay_plugins/
lrwxrwxrwx  1 user:group       27 Mar 21 18:33 libklayout_QtCore.so -> libklayout_QtCore.so.0.28.6*
lrwxrwxrwx  1 user:group       27 Mar 21 18:33 libklayout_QtCore.so.0 -> libklayout_QtCore.so.0.28.6*
:
: omitted some files
:
lrwxrwxrwx  1 user:group       23 Mar 21 18:33 libklayout_tl.so -> libklayout_tl.so.0.28.6*
lrwxrwxrwx  1 user:group       23 Mar 21 18:33 libklayout_tl.so.0 -> libklayout_tl.so.0.28.6*
lrwxrwxrwx  1 user:group       23 Mar 21 18:33 libklayout_tl.so.0.28 -> libklayout_tl.so.0.28.6*
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group  3279448 Mar 21 18:17 libklayout_tl.so.0.28.6*
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 lvs/
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 macros/
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 pymacros/
drwxrwxr-x  4 user:group     4096 Feb  8 22:40 pymod/
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 python/
drwxrwxr-x  2 user:group     4096 Feb  9 06:31 ruby/
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2cif*     \
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2dxf*     |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2gds*     |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2gdstxt*  |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2mag*     | the buddy command line tools
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2oas*     |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strm2txt*     |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13760 Feb  8 22:40 strmclip*     |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13752 Feb  8 22:40 strmcmp*      |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13752 Feb  8 22:40 strmrun*      |
-rwxr-xr-x  1 user:group    13752 Feb  8 22:40 strmxor*      /

The two environment variables PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH should contain THE DIRECTORY in them.
In Bash, you can check the contents of these variables by:

$ echo $PATH
$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

To set THE DIRECTORY, do

$ export PATH=$HOME/KLayout/bin-release/:$PATH
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/KLayout/bin-release/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Usually, we write the above two lines in the $HOME/.bashrc file.

Good luck!

Bekay

Perfect answer! Thanks to sekigawa!
Thumbs up!!!