Xfree Problem(more specific error discription)

[Harold Hunt]

Nah... I get the same problem with the devel tarball.

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [ mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Suhaib
> Siddiqi
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:15 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com
> Subject: RE: Xfree Problem(more specific error discription) 
> 
> 
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> > **************************************************************
> > **********
> > Here is what at is anouncing after tar -xvf xfree86-4.0.3.tar
> > 
> > "
> > tar: Archive contains 
> > `"\377\377\377\377\377\377\377\377\374\216\355\266"' where 
> > numeric time_t value expected
> > tar: Archive contains 
> > `"\377\377\377\377\377\377\377\377\374\216\355\266"' where 
> > numeric time_t value expected
> > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> 
> I assume your archives are coorupted during download.
> 
> Second under /cygwin/xfree/xc-4-binaries/4.0.3  I do not distribute
> any file called "xfree86-4.0.3.tar"  From where did you get it?
> 
> Download from:
> 
> ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/xfree/xc-4-binaries/4.0.3/
> 
> then unbzip2 and untar in /usr/X11R6.  Instructions to install are at
> 
> http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/xfree/docs/howto/cygwin-xfree-ug.html
> 
> Suhaib
> 
> > "
> > and even if I used the result of the /usr/X11R6 produced by this
> > package and start the startxwin.bat from the DOS-shell I am 
> > still getting
> > the same problems.
> > 
> > Could you tell  me please what I am doing wrong!!!
> > 
> > Reagrds
> > 
> > MD
> >