Trying to install FIREBIRD but get this message: gzip: MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz: invalid compressed data--format violated What does this mean and what do I do about it? StephenW Sarasota, FL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 12:33:24PM -0800, stephen winners wrote:
Trying to install FIREBIRD but get this message:
gzip: MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz: invalid compressed data--format violated
What does this mean and what do I do about it?
Download it again, maybe from a different mirror. The copy you have is not usable. Regards, -Kastus
I have d/l the file again and was able to gzip -d... I see all the files in the directory, but there are no instructions of how to MAKE or ./configure ... I was hoping to find: Make.in Imake or Make No such luck - now what? Thanx StephenW Sarasota, FL --- Kastus <NOSPAM@tprfct.net> wrote:
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 12:33:24PM -0800, stephen winners wrote:
Trying to install FIREBIRD but get this message:
gzip: MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz: invalid compressed data--format violated
What does this mean and what do I do about it?
Download it again, maybe from a different mirror. The copy you have is not usable.
Regards, -Kastus
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On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 02:09:03PM -0800, stephen winners wrote:
I have d/l the file again and was able to gzip -d... I see all the files in the directory, but there are no instructions of how to MAKE or ./configure ...
I was hoping to find: Make.in Imake or Make
No such luck - now what?
Did you download tarball with sources or binaries? I am sorry, I am not familiar with that particular tarball. I usually check out firebird from CVS and then compile it myself. It's really simple. If you want to follow my path, here are the steps: Create a .mozconfig file in your home directory with the following contents: export MOZ_PHOENIX=1 mk_add_options MOZ_PHOENIX=1 ac_add_options --enable-crypto ac_add_options --disable-tests ac_add_options --disable-debug ac_add_options --disable-mailnews ac_add_options --disable-composer ac_add_options --enable-optimize=-O2 ac_add_options --disable-ldap ac_add_options --disable-mailnews ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,-inspector,-irc,-venkman,-content-packs,-help ac_add_options --enable-plaintext-editor-only Now run the following commands: export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:/cvsroot cvs login (password: anonymous; you only need to login once) cvs co mozilla/client.mk cd mozilla gmake -f client.mk When compile finishes, your new binary is located in mozilla/dist/bin/MozillaFirebird More instructions could be found on mozilla web site. HTH, -Kastus
Presumably the file MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz was downloaded. You could have extracted it to a directory, e.g "tar zxfv MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz -C /opt" where it creates a directory /opt/MozillaFirebird, then place a link somewhere e.g "ln -s /opt/MozillaFirebird/MozillaFirebird /usr/bin/FB", then from the command line ---- "# FB&" or you could create a desktop icon application link to execute /usr/bin/FB. The "z" option to tar will do the "gzip -d" and the "x" will extract it. If you file is now a .tar do "tar xfv MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar -C /opt". Regards Sid. Kastus wrote:
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 02:09:03PM -0800, stephen winners wrote:
I have d/l the file again and was able to gzip -d... I see all the files in the directory, but there are no instructions of how to MAKE or ./configure ...
I was hoping to find: Make.in Imake or Make
No such luck - now what?
Did you download tarball with sources or binaries? I am sorry, I am not familiar with that particular tarball. I usually check out firebird from CVS and then compile it myself.
It's really simple. If you want to follow my path, here are the steps:
Create a .mozconfig file in your home directory with the following contents:
export MOZ_PHOENIX=1 mk_add_options MOZ_PHOENIX=1 ac_add_options --enable-crypto ac_add_options --disable-tests ac_add_options --disable-debug ac_add_options --disable-mailnews ac_add_options --disable-composer ac_add_options --enable-optimize=-O2 ac_add_options --disable-ldap ac_add_options --disable-mailnews ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,-inspector,-irc,-venkman,-content-packs,-help ac_add_options --enable-plaintext-editor-only
Now run the following commands:
export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:/cvsroot cvs login (password: anonymous; you only need to login once) cvs co mozilla/client.mk cd mozilla gmake -f client.mk
When compile finishes, your new binary is located in mozilla/dist/bin/MozillaFirebird
More instructions could be found on mozilla web site.
HTH, -Kastus
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"file MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz", it may report that it is a .tar file i.e may already have been "gzip -d" while being downloaded. If it is a .tar file, "tar xfv MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz -C /opt" to extract it into /opt. Place a link such as "ln -s /opt/MozillaFirebird/MozillaFirebird /usr/bin/FB", then you can simply execute "FB&" or create a desktop icon application link to execute /usr/bin/FB. Regards Sid. stephen winners wrote:
Trying to install FIREBIRD but get this message:
gzip: MozillaFirebird-0.7-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz: invalid compressed data--format violated
What does this mean and what do I do about it?
StephenW Sarasota, FL
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