[GRASS5] grass5install.sh error on mac os x

[Jeshua Lacock]

>On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 06:57:11PM -0800, Jeshua Lacock wrote:
>  > >On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 07:39:23AM -0600, andy agena wrote:
>  > >  > Hello all:
>  > >  >
>  > >  > I received the error below after cat'ing Jeshua's binary pieces.  The
>  > >  > installer didn't recognize the cat'ed package as a .tar.gz, 
>when I added
>  > >  > the .tar.gz when cat'ing.  Then I tried cat'ing to a file named
>  > >  > 'grass5.0beta11_Darwin_bin' and tar'ing and gz'ing it.  This 
>solved the
>  > >  > installer's problem with .tar.gz.  Below is the output after 
>running the
>  > >  > install script.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Thanks,
>  > >  > Andy Agena
>  > >
>  > >Jeshua,
>  > >
>  > >didn't you split the tar.gz package? If not, how to make one package
>  > >from it? Obviously the cat is wrong.
>  > >
>  > >  Markus
>  > >
>  >
>  > Hi Markus,
>  >
>  > Yes, the package was split. And per your suggestions on how to split
>  > segments you instructed to join using cat.
>  >
>  > Here's what you said (private correspondence) on Tue, 14 Nov 2000
>  > 14:02:05 +0000:
>  > >Yes, of course:
>  > >
>  > >        split - split a file into pieces
>  > >
>  > >Split into 5MB packages:
>  > >
>  > >split --bytes=5m bigfile.tar.gz prefix=grass5_macosX_bin.
>  > >                                                 ^^^
>  > >
>  > >add the dot!
>  > >
>  > >the numbering is .aa .ab. ac etc
>  > >
>  > >To put them together later use
>  > >
>  > >cat grass5_macosX_bin.aa grass5_macosX_bin.ab  > bigfile.tar.gz
>  >
>  >
>  > I myself have never joined a gzip, only split them.  I notice you
>  > have published the segments, perhaps you can join the segments and
>  > post it???  BTW: if you don't use cat, what do you use?
>
>Hi all,
>
>I have no idea about this. Currently the new MacOS-GRASS seems to be
>corrupted.
>
>Even "file" cannot detect the format. If Jeshua has no time to package
>it again, could you, Andy, compile and package it?
>Or, Jeshua, maybe you uploaded in ASCII instead of BIN to your server?
>Or my "wget" didn't get it properly?
>
>Sorry for no better news,
>  Markus
>

Hello,

Oh my!  I did upload it as ASCII.  I will upload it again as binaries 
right now...

For some reason I was thinking ASCII was the correct transfer mode...


Sorry,

Jeshua Lacock
Cartographer/Owner
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