The tar from Solaris would not work! Try download and install gnu tar from www.gnu.org and use gnu tar.
>From: "Chris Stefanick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: instillation problems >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:43:33 -0500 > >I've been trying to install mysql-3.23.43 on a SunOS 5.7 machine. I >grabbed >mysql-3.23.43-sun-solaris2.7-sparc.tar.gz from the ftp site. I've unzipped >and untarred the file, but I don't see a configure file or a Makefile for >that matter. What gives? When I issue the "tar xvf" I get the following >error: > >i686-cmp-adabas,mysql, 691 bytes, 2 tape blocks >tar: directory checksum error > >Any help you could give would be great! > >Thanks, >Chris Stefanick > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
