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satkal79@yahoo.com wrote:

hehe
u downloaded the worng file
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/m4-1.4.tgz <- that
would be the right one...

sperber

> 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
> > >
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