[GRASS5] grass5install.sh error on mac os x

[Markus Neteler]

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

> 
> [localhost:/opt/grass5beta11] root# sh grass5install.sh grass5.0beta11_Darwin_bin.tar.gz
> GRASS GIS 5 binary package installation tool
> 
> Checking and creating installation directory...
> /usr/local/grass5
> /usr/bin/gunzip
> Using gunzip decompressor...
> The package grass5.0beta11_Darwin_bin.tar.gz seems to be o.k.
>  Proceeding...
> 
> Installing GRASS binaries into /usr/local/grass5
> 
> Uncompressing the package and extracting to target directory...
> grass5install.sh: read-only variable: PWD [217]
> Creating start script: /usr/local/bin/grass5
> awk: can't open file /usr/local/grass5/grass5
>  source line number 7
> Creating the locks directory for monitors...
> cp: /usr/local/grass5/etc/monitorcap: No such file or directory
> grass5install.sh: no such file or directory: /usr/local/grass5/etc/monitorcap [269]
> 
> Creating the monitor fifos...
> /usr/local/grass5/dev/create_fifos.sh: can't open input file: /usr/local/grass5/dev/create_fifos.sh
> Installation finished. Start GRASS 5 with
>     grass5
> 
> The graphical user interface can be started within GRASS GIS.
> 
> Welcome to GRASS GIS. Enjoy this open source GNU GRASS GIS!
> 
> [localhost:/opt/grass5beta11] root# grass5
> [localhost:/opt/grass5beta11] root#
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