Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 09:24:57 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: networld <networld@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: error occured when untar the file Message-ID: <199812061624.JAA29966@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <3669F7DC.8B456546@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in> References: <3669F7DC.8B456546@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in>
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> > I download the tar file jdk1.1.7.V98-11-5.tar.gz from the site > http://www.freebsd.org/java/. > > when i untar the file using the command > > tar xvfp jdk1_1_7_V98-11-5_tar.tar > > I receive the following errors > > ------ > > tar: Cpio file name length 41251 is out of range > tar: Cpio file name in header is corrupted Whatever version of tar you are using is now compatible with any version of tar I've used. This is a tar archive, not a cpio archive. Are you sure you downloaded the file in binary mode? Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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