I am new to Solaris, running the following:

ubik1:~/src/expect> uname -a 2
SunOS devfusion01 5.10 Generic_137137-09 sun4v sparc SUNW,T5140

I have used Expect on other Unixes before, but am having trouble in my
current
Solaris environment.

I have searched and found this problem many times on the Internet, but
without
finding any definitive solution!

When I try and run even the simplest Expect script, I get the error:

sh: /usr/local/bin/stty: not found

Now my stty is in /bin/stty, and Expect is in /usr/local/bin/expect.

I have tried putting /bin as the first item in my path, and I have
tried setting the
PATH environment inside my Expect script, to no avail.

I have seen several suggestions to make a symbolic link to /bin/stty
in /usr/local/bin,
but I have not seen anyone say that this actually worked.

This seems like one of those issues that should not be this hard to
find an answer to.

I do not have access to be able to create the link, but if you guys
tell me that should fix
the problem, I will ask my sysadmin on Monday.

Here is my script... it seems to always die on the "send" command,
along with the error
mentioned in the subject line:

#!/usr/local/bin/expect --
log_user 1
# uncomment the following for debugging
#exp_internal 1

#set env(PATH) "/bin::$env(PATH)"
#puts "path = $env(PATH)"

spawn /usr/sfw/bin/zsh
set argc [llength $argv]
set timeout -1

expect {
"*>"

send "whoami\r"
expect {
"jweisenheimer" { send_user "got it" }
}
interact
}

Here is the output:

ubik1:~/src/expect> ./test.exp 127
spawn /usr/sfw/bin/zsh
sh: /usr/local/bin/stty: not found
ubik1:~/src/expect> usage: send [args] string
while executing
"send"
invoked from within
} expect {obrace > send {whoami
"jweisenheimer" { send_user "got it" }
} interact"
invoked from within
"expect {
">"

send "whoami\r"

expect {
"jweisenheimer" { send_user "got it" }
}

interact

}"
(file "./test.exp" line 21)

Thanks in advance,

Mitch

On Oct 2, 8:08=A0pm, bood <mitchmcconne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> spawn /usr/sfw/bin/zsh
> sh: /usr/local/bin/stty: not found

I'd risk your zsh is loading an init file like .login, .profile
or .zshrc, and that this file explicitly mentions that nonexistent
absolute path to stty. To make sure, run truss -f on your calling
expect, and then concentrate on what the zsh does.

-Alex