Use tar without the "z" option : tar -xvf fpc-2.4.2.i386.tar
Best Regards. Le 24/01/2011 15:02, Peter E Williams a écrit : > Hello Henry, > > > Fond Regards, Peter Eric WILLIAMS > --- Hobart, Tasmania, Australia > --- Phone: +61 (03) 6236-9675 > My free websites are: http://pewink.info (&) > http://pewslinuxvault.googlepages.com > > > > On 24 January 2011 05:58, Henry Vermaak <henry.verm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 24/01/11 07:17, Peter E Williams wrote: >>> Hi Marcos, >>> >>> I am up to the point of using the file: >>> >>> fpc-2.4.2.i386.linux.tar >>> >>> your instructions are for a .tar.gz file not a .tar file >>> >>> your instructions read >>> >>> su >>> password: xxxxxx >>> // I will amend >>> // cp fpc-2.2.4.source.tar.gz /usr/local/src/ >>> cp fpc-2.4.2.i386.linux.tar /usr/local/src/ >>> cd /usr/local/src/ >>> >>> tar -xvzf fpc-2.4.2.i386.tar >>> // does not work because it expects a .tar.gz file not a .tar file >>> // one of the parameters needs to be changed. >> `man tar` > Don't you see what I am doing? I am debugging the documentation. > Debugging code and manuals is a skill which I have. I have > schizophrenia and autism and I hate reading manuals. Please tell me > the correct instruction to replace this one so that I can continue to > debug the documentation. > >>> tar -xvzf fpc-2.4.2.i386.tar > Your assistance will be appreciated and the dividends will be > corrected documentation. > >> _______________________________________________ >> fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org >> http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal >> > _______________________________________________ > fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org > http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
