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


Yes I'm always logged into Windows 2000 as Administrator, chmod works fine
manually.

----- 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 10:46 PM
Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation process now
follow XFree86 standard


> > I deleted the copies of extract.exe in / and /bin but I still
> > get the same
> > error about extract:
> > chmod: changing permissions of `extract': No such file or directory
>
>
> Well, then I do not what is going on your system.  Let's wait if other
users
> also report this problem.  I cannot reproduce it over here.
> Are you login with Administrative privileges to your Windows 2000 box?  I
> remember from a while back on some Windows NT/2000 workstation if user did
> not have administrative privileges, chmod returned "file not found" error.
>
> Suhaib
>
> >
> > ----- 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 10:25 PM
> > Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Archive names and installation process now
> > follow XFree86 standard
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 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]
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >


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