RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation process now follow XFree86 standard

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

It does not give chmod extract not found over here.  But I have extract.exe
only in /tmp directory and that is from where 

sh Xinstall.sh command is issued.

Could you delete extract.exe from / and /bin and leave a copy only in /tmp,
then try sh Xinstall.sh.  You do not have to reinstall, at the first option
"You appear to have..." you could answer "N" for No to abort installation.

Suhaib

08:22am ssiddiqi tmp 324 #sh Xinstall.sh

                Welcome to the XFree86 4.1.0 installer

You are strongly advised to backup your existing XFree86 installation
before proceeding.  This includes the /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11
directories.  The installation process will overwrite existing files
in those directories, and this may include some configuration files
that may have been customised.

If you are installing a version different from 4.1.0, you
may need an updated version of this installer script.

Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n] y

Checking which OS you're running...
uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-5.1' version '1.3.3s(0.40/3/2)', architecture
'i686'.

/tmp/gnu-tar: .XFree86_Version: Not found in archive
/tmp/gnu-tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Warning: can't detect the bindist version
Checking for required files ...


You appear to have an existing installation of X.  Continuing will
overwrite it.  You will, however, have the option of being prompted
before most configuration files are overwritten.
Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [y] n


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Travis Howell [mailto:kirben@optushome.com.au] 
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:18 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation 
> process now follow XFree86 standard
> 
> 
> That is the strange part, extract.exe is in the same directory as
> Xinstall.sh each time, maybe it is trying to change the permissions of
> extract instead of extract.exe ?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> To: "'Travis Howell'" <kirben@optushome.com.au>;
> <cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com>
> Cc: "'Harold Hunt'" <huntharo@msu.edu>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:13 PM
> Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation process now
> follow XFree86 standard
> 
> 
> > You should have extract.exe in the same directory, i.e. /tmp.
> > then it should not give the following error.
> >
> > > chmod: changing permissions of `extract': No such file or 
> directory
> >
> > I will fix the following.  It is harmless and can be ignored.
> >
> > > /tmp/gnu-tar: .XFree86_Version: Not found in archive
> >
> > I am cc'ing it to Harold so he can probably make notes in 
> Installation
> > Guide, that extract.exe should be in the same directory as 
> Xinstall.sh and
> > install from /tmp not /.
> >
> > I hope this help users til Installation Guide is corrected.
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Travis Howell [mailto:kirben@optushome.com.au]
> > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:10 AM
> > > To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> > > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation
> > > process now follow XFree86 standard
> > >
> > >
> > > OK an installation from /tmp worked but there was a couple of
> > > errors at
> > > start of script:
> > > $ sh Xinstall.sh
> > >
> > >                 Welcome to the XFree86 4.1.0 installer
> > >
> > > You are strongly advised to backup your existing XFree86 
> installation
> > > before proceeding.  This includes the /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11
> > > directories.  The installation process will overwrite 
> existing files
> > > in those directories, and this may include some 
> configuration files
> > > that may have been customised.
> > >
> > > If you are installing a version different from 4.1.0, you
> > > may need an updated version of this installer script.
> > >
> > > Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n] y
> > >
> > > Checking which OS you're running...
> > > uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-5.0' version '1.3.2(0.39/3/2)', 
> architecture
> > > 'i686'.
> > >
> > > chmod: changing permissions of `extract': No such file or 
> directory
> > > /tmp/gnu-tar: .XFree86_Version: Not found in archive
> > > /tmp/gnu-tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> > > Warning: can't detect the bindist version
> > > Checking for required files ...
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> > > To: "'Travis Howell'" <kirben@optushome.com.au>;
> > > <cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:55 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and 
> installation process now
> > > follow XFree86 standard
> > >
> > >
> > > > It works just fine over here :-O  Here is what I did
> > > > put everything /tmp directory
> > > > then
> > > > bunzip2 extract.exe.bz2
> > > > then
> > > > sh Xinstall.sh
> > > >
> > > > and installation proceeds....
> > > >
> > > > Suhaib
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Travis Howell [mailto:kirben@optushome.com.au]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:43 AM
> > > > > To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation
> > > > > process now follow XFree86 standard
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm starting Xinstall.sh from / and a copy of extract.exe is
> > > > > already there
> > > > > as you can see from previous message.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> > > > > To: "'Travis Howell'" <kirben@optushome.com.au>;
> > > > > <cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:38 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and
> > > installation process now
> > > > > follow XFree86 standard
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Can you put the extract executable in the same directory
> > > > > from where you
> > > > > are
> > > > > > executing Xinstall.sh, then execute script?
> > > > > > Let me know
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Suhaib
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Travis Howell [mailto:kirben@optushome.com.au]
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:38 AM
> > > > > > > To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation
> > > > > > > process now follow XFree86 standard
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > extract seems to work fine from either directory, see
> > > > > output below:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Administrator@CO3007967-A /
> > > > > > > $ extract
> > > > > > > extract: No .tgz files specified
> > > > > > > Try `extract --help' for more information.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Administrator@CO3007967-A /bin
> > > > > > > $ extract
> > > > > > > extract: No .tgz files specified
> > > > > > > Try `extract --help' for more information.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> > > > > > > To: "'Travis Howell'" <kirben@optushome.com.au>;
> > > > > > > <cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com>
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:34 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and
> > > > > installation process now
> > > > > > > follow XFree86 standard
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > from the error what I see, it is unable to find 
> "extract".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What happen if you type extract at the bash 
> prompt?  If it
> > > > > > > is in your
> > > > > > > path,
> > > > > > > > it should return an error, if not then it should say
> > > > > file not found.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Suhaib
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > From: Travis Howell [mailto:kirben@optushome.com.au]
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:29 AM
> > > > > > > > > To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and 
> installation
> > > > > > > > > process now follow XFree86 standard
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I have already downloaded extract.exe.bz2,
> > > extracted it and
> > > > > > > > > copied it to
> > > > > > > > > /bin as per the user guide
> > > > > > > > > So extract.exe is in both / and /bin so I 
> have no idea why
> > > > > > > > > the script is
> > > > > > > > > having trouble using it.
> > > > > > > > > The script itself creates a symbolic link 
> from /gnu-tar to
> > > > > > > > > /extract.exe so
> > > > > > > > > again the script should be finding it
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> > > > > > > > > To: "'Travis Howell'" <kirben@optushome.com.au>;
> > > > > > > > > <cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com>
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:14 PM
> > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and
> > > > > > > installation process now
> > > > > > > > > follow XFree86 standard
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > You must download extract.exe.bz2, unbzip2 
> and put it
> > > > > > > > > somewhere in your
> > > > > > > > > PATH
> > > > > > > > > > and best create a symlink to it
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ln -s extract.exe gnu-tr
> > > > > > > > > > .  Extract.exe is a highly modified, by Xfree86
> > > > > Inc, GNU tar.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Suhaib
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > > > From: Travis Howell 
> [mailto:kirben@optushome.com.au]
> > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:11 AM
> > > > > > > > > > > To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and
> > > installation
> > > > > > > > > > > process now follow XFree86 standard
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I'm using Cygwin 1.3.2 on Windows 2000
> > > (Service Pack 2),
> > > > > > > > > > > Cygwin is installed
> > > > > > > > > > > in C:/Cygwin/
> > > > > > > > > > > I didn't have any success at all with the 
> new install
> > > > > > > > > > > process, I followed
> > > > > > > > > > > exact intructions in your user guide but the
> > > script just
> > > > > > > > > fails mostly:
> > > > > > > > > > > BTW why not just modify cygwin's setup.exe to
> > > allow simple
> > > > > > > > > > > download, install
> > > > > > > > > > > and setup through gui ?
> > > > > > > > > > > The script output is below:
> > > > > > > > > > > Administrator@CO3007967-A /
> > > > > > > > > > > $ ./Xinstall.sh
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >                 Welcome to the XFree86 
> 4.1.0 installer
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > You are strongly advised to backup your
> > > existing XFree86
> > > > > > > > > installation
> > > > > > > > > > > before proceeding.  This includes the /usr/X11R6
> > > > > and /etc/X11
> > > > > > > > > > > directories.  The installation process 
> will overwrite
> > > > > > > > > existing files
> > > > > > > > > > > in those directories, and this may include some
> > > > > > > > > configuration files
> > > > > > > > > > > that may have been customised.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > If you are installing a version different
> > > from 4.1.0, you
> > > > > > > > > > > may need an updated version of this 
> installer script.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n] y
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Checking which OS you're running...
> > > > > > > > > > > uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-5.0' version
> > > '1.3.2(0.39/3/2)',
> > > > > > > > > architecture
> > > > > > > > > > > 'i686'.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > chmod: changing permissions of `extract': No
> > > such file or
> > > > > > > > > directory
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Warning: can't detect the bindist version
> > > > > > > > > > > Checking for required files ...
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Creating /usr/X11R6
> > > > > > > > > > > Creating /usr/X11R6/lib
> > > > > > > > > > > Creating /usr/X11R6/lib/X11
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Removing some old directories that are no longer
> > > > > required...
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Creating /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb
> > > > > > > > > > > Extracting Xetc.tgz into a temporary location ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the app-defaults config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the fs config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the lbxproxy config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the proxymngr config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the rstart config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the twm config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found//gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the xdm config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the xinit config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the xsm config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the xserver config files ...
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //gnu-tar: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the XftConfig config file ...
> > > > > > > > > > > + cp -p .etctmp/XftConfig 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XftConfig
> > > > > > > > > > > cp: cannot stat `.etctmp/XftConfig': No such file
> > > > > or directory
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Installing the mandatory parts of the binary
> > > distribution
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > //extract: not found
> > > > > > > > > > > Checking for post-release updates ...
> > > > > > > > > > > Checking for optional components to install ...
> > > > > > > > > > > Do you want to install Xfsrv.tgz (font
> > > server)? (y/n) [y]
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>