binary downloads

[Mike_316]

OK. I KNOW this is an elementary thing I should know, but...

When downloading a UNIX software package in the form of a "binary" (.bin file)...HOW do you use/install it???!

Thanks!
Mike

[Domenico_5 · Accepted solution]

hi mike

where you have downloaded this software?
software name??

if you use file .bin what can you see???

[Mike_316]

It is TclTk_8.3.4_FullInstall.bin. It is a TclTk binary full install. When I run file against it is says "data or international language text file."

[Patrick Wallek]

The best bet is to always look for any installation instructions on the web site you download the software from and see how they say to install it.

You could try installing this with swinstall. Invoke swinstall and when it comes up and asks for the "source depot path..." put in the full path to the .bin file that you downloaded. If swinstall doesn't complain about it then you are OK. If it does, you need to go back and look for installation documentation.

[Domenico_5]

hi mike

if you are shure that this software is for hpux, you can try to use chmod +x TclTk_8.3.4_FullInstall.bin and run it

good luck!!

p.s. if you run file clTk_8.3.4_FullInstall.bin
what you can read!!!!

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

My guess it's a MacOS version :)

Go here for binaries for HP-UX

http://hpux.tn.tudelft.nl/hppd/hpux/Tcl/tcltk-8.3.3/