Michael, You need to use GNU tar to untar the tar files. Solaris tar is not compatible.
Conor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ant 1.3 Released > Conor, > > I downloaded the binary again from the following location: > http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/ant/release/v1.3/bin/jakarta-ant-1.3-bin.t ar.gz > > I gunziped it with: > gunzip jakarta-ant-1.3-bin.tar.gz > and then untared it with: > tar -xvf jakarta-ant-1.3-bin.tar > > I should have looked more closely at the output but the last few lines from tar > are as follows: > x > jakarta-ant-1.3/docs/api/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/p ackage-summary.html, > 5849 bytes, 12 tape blocks > x > jakarta-ant-1.3/docs/api/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/p ackage-tree.html, > 6035 bytes, 12 tape blocks > x > jakarta-ant-1.3/docs/api/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Clas sFile.html, > 10665 bytes, 21 tape blocks > x > jakarta-ant-1.3/docs/api/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Clas sFileIterator.html, > 7162 bytes, 14 tape blocks > x > jakarta-ant-1.3/docs/api/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/Clas sFileUtils.html, > 10452 bytes, 21 tape blocks > tar: directory checksum error > > It looks like tar is having trouble untaring it. I don't think it is my download > that is corrupt. It happens every time I get a fresh copy and in addition I am > able to get the .zip version. I am running an Ultra 60 Sparc with Solaris 7. Are > you running a windows version of tar that possibly is incompatable with my sun > version? > > Like I said I was able to get the .zip version so no big deal to me but I > thought you might be interested so as to make sure that others who download the > tar file are not stumped. > > Michael > > Conor MacNeill wrote: > > > > Michael, > > > > From: "Michael Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Conor, > > > > > > The gziped tar file that you placed under the new 1.3 build directory is > > missing > > > the lib directory and the jar files. > > > > Are you talking about the source distribution because the lib jars are > > present in the binary distribution I just downloaded. > > > > > The zip file has the lib directory but the > > > permissions on the directories are not execute - at least when unzipped > > on a > > > unix box. > > > > This is expected. > > > > > The optional jar file looks find. > > > > > > > That is something at least. > > > > Can you please double check? > > > > Thanks > > Conor > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
