[winGRASS] winGRASS install failure

[Lorenzo Sandini]

Hi,

I just susbscribed to the list so I don't know if I can join a previous
thread, but I have exactly the same problem as Jean-Baptise Henry.

I checked the presence of find, gunzip and tar, all are present in the /bin
directory...

What do you mean "You should avoid to download with MS IE, as IE breaks the
binary format. " ?

What should I use to retrieve the file, since the link is given as an http
address ?
http://grass.itc.it/grass5/binary/windows_cygnus/grass5.0.0pre2_i686-pc-cygw
in_bin.tar.gz

I'll try a few links on FTP servers later...

Cygwin build is 1-3-6-6

Any help very much appreciated.
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Hi Jean,

Jean Baptiste HENRY wrote:
>
> Dear list,
> I am a new user of Cygwin and Grass. I have tryed to install it on my
> Win 2k PC, but I systematically get error. I have strictly followed
> instructions, given on the binary install page. Here is what I get in
> the command line :
>
> ***
> $ ./grass5install.sh grass5.0.0pre2_i686-pc-cygwin_bin.tar.gz
>
> GRASS GIS 5 binary package installation tool
>
> Checking and creating installation directory...
> file: not found
> ERROR: You need the GRASS binary package in .tar.gz compression
> or bz2.
> ***
>
> I do not understand the error message. Thank you in advance for any piece
of advice.
> Sincerely yours.

I don't understand the error message too.
But could you open a cygwin terminal and check if the following programs
are found:
find
gunzip
tar

Perhaps your cygwin installation is broken. Which version do you use
(cygcheck)?

Is the binary package in the correct format? What does
file grass5.0.0*
say?

You should avoid to download with MS IE, as IE breaks the binary format.

HTH,

Andreas
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Lorenzo Sandini
Kirurgian Klinikka
Kansanterveyden Tutkimuslaitos
Kuopion Yliopisto
70200 Kuopio
SUOMI-FINLAND
+358.17.162.946
+358.17.162.940 (FAX)
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http://kotisivu.raketti.net/brokenbone/erik
GSM-050.359.28.31