On 15/04/2009 14:14, Uwe Dippel wrote:
> [i]So I need SunStudio. I downloaded the tailored version as described in:
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/tools/sun_studio_tools/sun_studio_12_tools/[/i]
>
> I did, didn't I?
> If you went to that site it'd say:
> [i]
> INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING SUN STUDIO 12:
>
> Step 1
>
> - Download file into a scratch download directory, such as /var/tmp.
>
> Step 2
> - Unpack the archive into the /opt directory with the commands:
>
> # cd /opt
>
> # /usr/bin/gzcat DOWNLOAD-DIRECTORY/sunstudio12-ii-DATE-PLATFORM.tar.gz| 
> /bin/tar -xf -
> [/i]
> My question: Is there anything wrong with this?

Add the -v (verbose) option to tar command to see the files being extracted

e.g.
# /usr/bin/gzcat DOWNLOAD-DIRECTORY/sunstudio12-ii-DATE-PLATFORM.tar.gz| 
/bin/tar -xvf -

You should see where the files are being extracted to then.

Matt

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