On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Richard Austin wrote:
> Yes I've read the pages, over and over. It doesn't mention whether the
> RMPS held in the RedHat/RPMS directory are in a zip file or not. If not
> then all filenames will get truncated - is this OK. If in a zip file, so
> we don't lose filename info, what is the zip file called and where does
> it live. I have also got a base directory in RedHat containing the comps
> file. Is there anything else I should have?
The trick with the RPMs is to download them and zip or tar them up on
something which can handle long filenames - e.g. a unix box. Put the zip
or tar on your IDEFS partition and then extract in a fashion similar to
that described on Paul Vigay's page for installing off the Clan CD. (i.e.
mount the adfs partition, and extract from there to RedHat/RPMS) N.B.
directory must be RPMS not RPMs which caught me out.
A similar trick can be played with the other directories and files
required.
hth
John Joyce
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