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From: <satkal79@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: tar files
To: Sperber <sperber@w3.brgkepler.asn-graz.ac.at>
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Hi again,

The tar file is said to be a package. When i d/load
the file from
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/devel/m4.tar

it is by default in tar format. If I make it
m4.tar.tgz.. i still cant use the pkg_add .., the
error saying..it's not a package. How can I  add this
package??

Kalai

--- Sperber <sperber@w3.brgkepler.asn-graz.ac.at>
wrote:
> Hi
> 
> The command should be
> tar xf <file.tar>
> if it's a .tar.gz or .tgz
> tar zxf <file.tar.gz or file.tgz>
> (-> man tar should help)
> 
> pkg_add is only for packages (extension: .tgz) - but
> not all .tgz are
> fbsd packages...
> 
> 
> Sperber
> satkal79@yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am a novice in freebsd.... I tried installing
> using
> > the command pkg_add for the tar extension file of
> > Kdeveloper... but there was error...saying..
> >
> > "tar: +CONTENTS not found in archive
> >  pkg_add: unable to open table of contents file
> > '+CONTENTS' - not a package? "
> >
> > Anyone can tell me what went wrong? Do help
> > me.....pls.
> >
> > Kalai
> >
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