Sounds like you forgot to transfer the files in binary mode ... :)
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 1:05 PM
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> Subject: msql/mysql database installation
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I tried to contact the msql/mysql users but did not succeed,
> so let me
> know the answer if u have worked with those databases.
>
> I have decided to interface the mSQL or mySQL database with
> the Apache
> Web
> server in my Linux ( Red Hat 5.2 Version) system. I
> downloaded both the
> databases from the Internet.
>
> Then i did the following to install the mSQL database in my
> system and
> the following problem occurred.
>
> 1) I downloaded the file named msql-2_0_11_tar.tar from the site
> www.hughes.com.au. It is the latest version there. I placed
> the file in
> /usr/local/src/mSQL directory.
>
> 2) I extracted the tar file using the command
> gunzip -c tarfile | tar xvf -
>
> It extracted the directories INSTALL, BUGS and demos and finally
> displaced the message
> tar: skipping to next file header
>
> 3) When i tried the command
> make target
> as written in the installtion manual file, it dispalyed
> Make ** No rule to make target 'target' stop
>
> After this i did not proceed since it did not happen as explained the
> installtion procedure .
>
> After then i tried the mySQL database and again the following
> happened.
>
> 1) placed the tarfile(mysql-3_22_32_tar.tar) in the
> /usr/local/src/mySQL
> directory
>
> 2) tried to extract the files using gunzip command as above. It said
> invalid compressed data--crc error. Also the above mentioned
> error the
> Skipping to next file header again appeared. But many directories
> were installed here too.
>
> 3)there was a configure file and when i tried to run configure using
> command ./configure it displayed the error Error:can not
> find sources in
> . or ..
>
> I also followed all the instructions in the downloaded file
> and even in
> the book (mSQL/mySQL, O Really Publication), It did not work.
>
> I am now really disappoiting using installing those
> databases. I want to
> know about the problem and the solution very soon. I can not
> work until
> the
> database is properly installed into the system.
>
> Hope that u will help me.
> Looking forward for ur quick and clear response.
>
> With Regards,
> Thakur Gyawali
> HealthNet Nepal
> mpradhan
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