> I have downloaded the mySql distribution as well as
> 2 different versions of gnu tar that available at the site.
>
> gtar-solaris-4.1.4-sparc.gz and gtar-sparc.gz
>
> The reason I downloaded 2 different versions of the gnu tar
> is that I can't get anyone of these to deflate using gzip.
>
> I has successfully deflated the mySql distribution but all
> attempts at deflating the gnu tar stuff results in
>
> gzip: name_of_gzipped_file: not in gzip format
If you are downloading them via FTP, are you using binary mode? If so, try
compiling GNU tar from source (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.tar). I
just extracted both of those .gz files successfully so the copies on the
server are fine.
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