I’m using the default installation of Panda3D that comes with Ubuntu. Python scripts that invoke Panda3D can be run successfully with the command “python script.py”. But I cannot run .p3d files as described in the documentation, because the binary “panda3d” is missing.
“panda3d” is not in the list of files installed by the Ubuntu package, so I know it’s not in a non-standard directory. And running a .p3d file directly as an executable doesn’t work, because the system simply looks at the first line of the .p3d file, which directs it to “/usr/bin/panda3d”. So either the executable has been given a different name, or something more complicated is going on that I don’t understand.
Sorry if this has been solved – I searched the forums and FAQ and couldn’t find an answer.