Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 20:37:55 +0000 From: Timo Geusch <freebsd@timog.prestel.co.uk> To: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: error occured when untar the file Message-ID: <19981206203755.A84513@prestel.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3669F7DC.8B456546@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in>; from networld on Sun, Dec 06, 1998 at 08:49:57AM %2B0530 References: <3669F7DC.8B456546@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in>
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On Sun, Dec 06, 1998 at 08:49:57AM +0530, networld wrote: > Dear sirs, > > 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 ^^^^ Shouldn't this read 'xvzf'? At least that's how I untar those archives.. BTW, why don't you try the JDK in the ports collection - same executables, but saves a lot of hassle when installing everything. > > I receive the following errors > > ------ > > tar: Cpio file name length 41251 is out of range > tar: Cpio file name in header is corrupted > tar: Cpio file name length 13398 is out of range > tar: Cpio file name length 11616 is out of range > tar: Cpio file name length 59284 is out of range > tar: End of archive volume 1 reached > tar: bcpio vol 1, 0 files, 12945547 bytes read. The FreeBSD JDK is a simple, gzipped tar file. Absolutely no need for any use of 'cpio' here. Timo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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