Re: unzipping source files

I guess the problem comes from the manner you download the tar file.
Could you check to download with ftp and then apply winzip ?


In-reply-to: Your message of Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:21:34 -0400."
             <199908171717.NAA08949@admin.cgocable.net> 
> whien i use winzip 7.0 to try to unzip sources
> i get a message saying
> "please enter the full name of file within
> amaya-src-2_1_tar.gz 
> and it defaults to
> amaya-src-2_1_tar.
> trying the default unzips into a 22 meg block
> but doesnt break it down any further
> and i am in the blind as to what other step to follow
> or what name to have given at the name it stage ...
> it seems that this is quite awkward compared to .zip programs
> which simply prompt for a directory (with appropriate
> one like program files\amaya\src as a default and
> then just unpackages each little file where it should go
> if someone has done it with tar.gz format successfully 
> to a windows 95 system  then perhaps they can offer
> notes up on the download site ....   
> 
> john russell  VE3LL@RAC.CA
> 
> homepage: http://web.cgocable.net/~jrussel
> 

  Irene.

Received on Wednesday, 18 August 1999 04:54:27 UTC