> Does anyone else get errors about missing files when pulling? Many > other files are copied successfully before this: > > error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/COPYING: > '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist > > error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/COPYRIGHT: > '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist > > error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/D.dat: > '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist > > error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/README: > '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist > > ... > > Also, which man page(s) would I read to know how to work with special > files like #Z? I am unsure of what to do when I get errors like this: > > term% src echo > src: can't find source for /bin/echo - unrecognized type special file #Z/echo
There are just a few programs that assume the only "normal" files come from the mount device (#M). I have patched my local version of file(1) to allow #Z along with #M. That seems to fix most of them. Russ
