Hi, I probably created some confusion about the root of the tar file. In 1999, I started with bin/, etc, so that the tar file extracts in the current directory. Then, I switched over to gnu/bin, etc, so that all files in the tar file are prefixed by /gnu.
I switched back now. The hurd-20000925.tar.gz which I uploaded now extracts in the local directory, and I will stick to that. Usually, I think that tar files should not extract into the local directory. But this is a very special case, as it contains the base of an entire operating system, and prefixing it requires to use gnu/ as the mountpoint or create a symlink or move the files after extraction. This is also consistent with the Debian base.tar.gz. So, please check all install guides that they make the correct assumption. I think the easy guide does it right (but please double check, Matthew), and the small guide at debian.org does it right as well. I don't know about the other guides. People should always check the content with tar tzf before extracting anyway. Thanks, Marcus
