Subject: Re: -current & GENERIC-84 problems...
To: Ken Nakata <kenn@synap.ne.jp>
From: Skeelo <skeelo@white-dwarf.dyn.ml.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/10/1998 23:01:49
The files were uploaded to steve's account, then to the netbsd mirrors
IIRC. I didn't test the tarballs after making them, but I'll be happy to
recompile a snapshot from the -current xsrc.
Maybe a disclaimer is in order. This is -current don't expect it to work,
just be happy that it does. :)
I'll start building tonight...
On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Ken Nakata wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:56:53 -0700 (PDT), Colin Wood wrote:
> > Hans-Christian Becker wrote:
> > > Oh, and on a related topic: I can't gunzip xbase.tgz and xfont.tgz in the
> > > xbin-98xxxx directory under arch/mac68k/. I tried two mirrors in Europe,
> > > and the files on NetBSD.org are the same size and have the same dates &
> > > times as those on the mirrors.
> > >
> > > Sigh. Why can't I just be happy with a setup that *works*?
> >
> > You're right, the files are indeed corrupted. On the FTP server, I get
> > the following:
> >
> > gunzip: xbase.tgz: invalid compressed data--crc error
> >
> > Steve, can you do anything about this?
>
> If I remember correctly, the X snapshot wasn't uploaded by Steve...
> Well, it could have been, but the announcement wasn't by him, anyway.
> Just wait while I dig up the old messages... Ah, OK. The
> announcement of the X snapshot has the following headers:
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 12:18:28 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Skeelo <skeelo@white-dwarf.dyn.ml.org>
> To: port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: New X11-current Snapshot
> Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980724121629.11661B-100000@white-dwarf.dyn.ml.org>
>
> So, what's up with the files, Skeelo?
>
> Ken
>