Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 05:37:12 -0800 (PST) From: <satkal79@yahoo.com> To: Sperber <sperber@w3.brgkepler.asn-graz.ac.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tar files Message-ID: <20001103133712.34341.qmail@web10704.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi again, The tar file is said to be a package. When i d/load the file from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/devel/m4.tar it is by default in tar format. If I make it m4.tar.tgz.. i still cant use the pkg_add .., the error saying..it's not a package. How can I add this package?? Kalai --- Sperber <sperber@w3.brgkepler.asn-graz.ac.at> wrote: > Hi > > The command should be > tar xf <file.tar> > if it's a .tar.gz or .tgz > tar zxf <file.tar.gz or file.tgz> > (-> man tar should help) > > pkg_add is only for packages (extension: .tgz) - but > not all .tgz are > fbsd packages... > > > Sperber > satkal79@yahoo.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I am a novice in freebsd.... I tried installing > using > > the command pkg_add for the tar extension file of > > Kdeveloper... but there was error...saying.. > > > > "tar: +CONTENTS not found in archive > > pkg_add: unable to open table of contents file > > '+CONTENTS' - not a package? " > > > > Anyone can tell me what went wrong? Do help > > me.....pls. > > > > Kalai > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts > has your answer. > > http://experts.yahoo.com/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. http://experts.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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