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Re: GNU HP3000 problem - tar -xovf gnu.tar failed.
From:
Hsing Jung Du <[log in to unmask]>
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Hsing Jung Du <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:54:10 -0800
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Corny De Souza wrote:
>
> I pulled down gcc from jazz.external.hp.com and when I tried to unpack it on
an
> MPE 5.0 machine I get the follwoing problem.
>
> [132]tar -xovf gnu.tar
> tar: blocksize = 20
> /tmp/Xattributes.0: Unknown file type field value `x'
> tar: checksum error on tape (got 0, expected 268f)
>
> Any ideas.

I've encountered the same problem before. The reason is that gnu.tar
you got from jazz is for MPE 5.5. You can try to get a copy for MPE 5.0
from ftp.orbitsw.com/pub/gnu.tar.

Hope this will help!

--
Hsing-Jung Du
Computer Center
Orient Semiconductor Electronics, Limited
Taiwan, R.O.C.

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