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_GLOBAL is not a drawable database object
Error: A solid editor option not selected
Causes
Resolutions
Error: A database is not open!
Causes
A command has been entered that requires an open /database/, but no /database/ has been opened.
Resolutions
Use the /opendb/ command to create or open a database.
Error db_dircheck: Duplicate of 'A_', given temporary name 'A_A_'
Error: db_lookup (foobar.s) failed: foobar.s does not exist
Causes
You have entered a command that refers to a non existent foobar.s object.
Resolutions
Use the ls command to determine which objects are in the database
Create the missing object and try the command again.
Error: foobar.c not created
Causes
A previous error occurred whilst attempting to reference or manipulate the foobar.c object. (This is a secondary error.)
Resolutions
Resolving the previously occurring error should prevent this error message from occurring.
Error: ged_who: argument not understood
Causes
This error occurs when an attempt is made to run the who command with an argument that is not understood.
Resolutions
Rerun the who command with one of the following valid arguments:
real
phony
both
Error: in: tire is not a known primitive
Error: skipping foobar.s
Causes
A previous error occurred whilst attempting to reference or manipulate the foobar.s object. (This is a secondary error.)
Resolutions
Resolving the previously occurring error should prevent this error message from occurring.
== Error: invalid command name "foobar"
Causes
The command you have entered is not valid, or not available from within mged.
Note that the following commands are not valid within mged:
/fbclear/
Error: no solids in view
Error: tire: need top-level object name
BRLC50000 Error: Usage: %
Causes
This error occurs if an attempt is made to open an interactive shell from within /mged/, but /mged/ is not in classic mode and does not have an associated /tty/.
Resolution
Restart /mged/ in classic mode (using a -c switch), before attempting to start an interactive shell.
Error: Usage: mater region_name shader r g b inherit
Error: couldn't execute "foobar": no such file or directory
Error: pkg_open: client connect: errno=2
rem_open: can't connect to fb server on host "localhost", port "5559".
fb_open: can't open device "0", ret=-3.
Error: wrong # args: should be "foo_bar"
Error: can't read "rt_control(0,cooked_dest)": no such element in array
Raytrace failed.
Error: Unable to find solid matching path