Are you downloading files as SOURCE or TEXT? I know
Netscape Communicator gives you the option, I forget if kfm does. This
owuld be the equivalent of GETting a .ZIP binary from an FTP with ASCII mode
set.
Paul
----- Original Message -----From: ClaySent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 11:18 AMSubject: Re: [newbie] installing RPM all files are treated like documents?!?no i meant all files are treated like text files instead of executeables
...sorry was in hurry when writing this
Steve Philp wrote:
> Clay wrote:
> >
> > when i install a file from an rpm or tar.gz it seems that all the files
> > in the rpm or tar.gz are treated like text files instead of executables
> > like they should be! what gives?! i downloaded these files under windows
> > 98 then mounted my fat 32 partition under linux got the files from the
> > fat 32 partition put them on my linux partition and tried to install
> > them and it extracts them ok and everything just none of the files are
> > treated correctly they are all treated like executeables! someone please
> > help me!
>
> What do you mean by "they're treated like executables"? Are you able to
> install them?
>
> It's possible that the permissions on the files are being munged because
> you're putting them on a FAT32 partition that has no idea about file
> permissions or ownership. I've noticed that when using my FAT32
> partition under Linux all files are listed as executable.
>
> I doubt that it's going to cause a problem for you, since even if you
> ATTEMPTED to execute them nothing would happen. If it bothers you,
> simply chmod them to be non-executable (chmod -x <filename>) and you're
> all set.
>
> --
> Steve Philp "Oh Lord, I go for penguins. 'Cause penguins are
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] so sensitive to my needs..." --Lyle Lovett
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