Fail to unzip gcc file from Merijin's sites

[liping guo]

Hi,
When I tried to unzip gcc file by using:
bzip2 -dIt comes up the error message indicating the gcc file has become corrupted. I re-downloaded (many times) gcc to PC and then ftp it to hp machine under binary mode but somehow always been failed when I tried to unzip it. Any idea about it?

It seems that the gcc file that I downloaded was in text format. I used all kind ways to download it to my PC: double clicked the file or using 'save link target as...' or shift + click the file, but all did not work.

Any help are highly appreciated.
Thanks,

Liping

[Steven E. Protter]

Its quite important that you get the file in a binary format.

Just for grins, I went out and got that file and its solid. There server isn't the fastest on earth, but it downloads consistently.

I recommend you make sure your Internet connection is valid, and make sure the system you are downloading to is in good shape.

Make sure you are using a current browser or ftp tool. For a browser, I'd recommmend this for HP-UX:

mozilla 1.4

For 10.20 you'll need to get the source/tar file from http://www.mozilla.org

For the PC, I'd also recommend mozilla.

Make sure there is adequate disk space on the target filesystem.

SEP

[Jayan_2]

dear

y dont u try unzipping at the pc side itself.
regds
Jayan

[liping guo]

Hi, Steven,
Thanks for your quick reply.
It sounds silly, but it's true. I have spent 2 days to try downloading gcc. I tried mozilla 1.4, netscape, and internet explorer. Actually I am not new for downloading things, for past several years, I downloaded many soft wares for both PC and HP. But this time, I desperately need help.

For some reason, gcc always in text format for my side.

Thanks,

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

Binary is indeed the keyword. You can also use wget from your hpux host (wget also available on my site, once you got it as binary :)

# wget http://www.cmve.net/~merijn/gcc-3.3-32-10.20-hppa1.1.tbz

Enjoy, have FUN! H.Merijn