-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to John Waller on 10/1/2006 4:04 AM: > Hi, > > Since tar-1.15.19.tar.gz is */itself/* a tar file, I am at a loss for > how to install the program. It appears to need itself working before it > can make itself work - which is impossible! > > Please then, how does one break out of the impasse? > Also, it is unclear what has to be done with the signature file, > tar-1.15.91.tar.gz.sig
Using the .sig file is optional, but if you have GnuPG installed, you can use the .sig file to validate that you downloaded the file without any corruption occuring. > > (Computer is a P4, with WinXP. Masses of spare RAM and HD space.) Another alternative is to use a precompiled version. For example, cygwin (see cygwin.com) comes with tar 1.15.91 as part of the standard packages precompiled for Windows. - -- Life is short - so eat dessert first! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFImnL84KuGfSFAYARAhY6AJ4vSsyrB78vC2hpkK9PWsmGfrZVlACg0iFo qQq0npqVAJcMtY9AM05BR6Q= =Jk1H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Bug-tar mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-tar
