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Permissions issue when running dune build

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Description

I'm having some trouble running through this tutorial: https://github.com/janestreet/install-ocaml

I've cloned the files, installed the dependencies, but I'm not able to run 'dune' properly.

I'm running this command within the 01-install-ocaml folder: dune build hello_world.exe
I get this: -bash: ./dune: Permission denied

Then, I run using this command: sudo dune build hello_world.exe
I get this: sudo: dune: command not found

Here's my environment setup: macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina) and 'bash' in Terminal. Are there any steps I've missed? How would I check?

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Start with the linked install-ocaml tutorial and the reported dune build hello_world.exe command in the 01-install-ocaml folder. No repository file or test is identified; done would require reproducing the macOS setup problem and documenting an actionable correction or confirming the tutorial needs an update.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, macos, ocaml
Domain
build-system, cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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