From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 9 15:54:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id PAA26125 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:54:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA26117 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:54:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id IAA17341; Wed, 10 Apr 1996 08:51:46 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604092321.IAA17341@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Installing packages from DOS partition To: branson@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov (Branson Matheson) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 08:51:46 +0930 (CST) Cc: ro11@crux2.cit.cornell.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199604091510.LAA08316@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov> from "Branson Matheson" at Apr 9, 96 11:10:18 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Branson Matheson stands accused of saying: > > I've successfully installed FreeBSD on my Pentium from a DOS partition. > > > > What I'm trying to figure out now is how to install packages like emacs > > from BOOT.FLP's post-install configuration menu. > > > > Here's what I have: C:\FreeBSD\Packages\Index > > C:\FreeBSD\Packages\All\emacs-19.29 > > > I assume that you have your dos partition mounted under...say... /dos > then try this : > > root@myhost > pkg_add /dos/FreeBSD/packages/all/emacs-19.29.tgz Actually, you'll be hard-pressed to get a DOS file called "emacs-19.29.tgz", and that's the problem. The package tools want files ending in .tgz, and the packages collection doesn't try to fit DOS filesname restrictions. rename it to emacs.tgz and try again. > -branson -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[