On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Paul Thomas wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Michael Fratoni wrote: > > > > rpm2cpio SysVinit-2.77-2.i386.rpm | cpio -dim --no-absolute-filenames > > > > > > I get a 'broken pipe' error:( > > > > Hrmm, > > I don't have that version available at present. Have you verified that the > > rpm is good? It works here with a slightly different version. > > Looks like my cpio might not be good. On the non-RH machine, I have > never used it before and it might need to be upgraded. I found a the latest cpio (GNU cpio version 2.3) but it does not support the --no-absolute-filenames switch. What version are you using? BTW, I gave it a go and it unpacked the rpm as I need it to. Now to go find the rpm's of interest. Thanks again Michael! --Paul -- William J. Broad: "The crux... is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing." _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
