Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 19:26:56 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: David Empey <empey@integral.on.ca> Cc: steve howe <un_x@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Another question: Installing packages from a HD. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970304192609.24070A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <1F5B39083C@integral.on.ca>
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On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, David Empey wrote: > With the exeception of the /usr dir, I have things set up the way you > describe. FreeBSD finds the index file, and gives me a list of > packages, but then can't find the packages when I try to install > them. Don't put packages on DOS partitions. Copy them to the FreeBSD partition. DOS will truncate the file name. You must give the .tgz files the same name they have on the ftp site. > > > like this (and make sure of case sensitivity) ... > > /usr/packages/All/*.tgz's > > /usr/packages/INDEX > > / > > >I'm having trouble installing the packages from a DOS partition on my > > >HD. I've copied the directory structure from the fto site > > >(ftp.freebsg.org), and folllowed the install instructions. The dir > > >tree looks like this: > > > > > >/freebsd/bin > > > . > > > . > > > /packages/archivers/ > > > /audio/ > > > > > >etc. > > > > > >The index file is also in the /packages dir. The install utility > > >finds the index file for the packages, but when it tries to install > > >them, each package comes up not found. Is there perhaps something > > >wrong in my dir tree? Any help is appreciated! >
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