%% "Johnson Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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jj> I went to the sunfreeware.com website, and I saw the gcc and the
jj> gzip files there. But I am not sure which ones are binary. There
jj> are .gz extension files which say they have been compiled already.
jj> And there are source code files. Which one is binary and are
jj> there any binary files to begin at all? I downloaded the gcc
jj> (.gz) file which has been compiled already...but I need to gunzip
jj> it.... Do I have to do something with the source code file? Am I
jj> not looking at the right link in the website...? Please reply at
jj> your convenience...
Look on the left side of the page and you'll see a link in big red
letters saying "Downloading / Installation", and another in purple that
says "FAQ" ("Frequently Asked Questions").
Read those, along with any other links over there that look
interesting.
The files that end in ".tar.gz" and say "Source Code" next to them contain
the source code. If you get these files, you'll have to gunzip, untar,
and compile them after you install a C compiler before you can use them.
The ones that end in ".gz" without ".tar" and which don't say "Source
Code", are the binaries. They are ready-to-run, after you install them.
They are provided (as is discussed in the Downloading / Installation
link above) in Sun's pkadd format. You should follow the directions to
install them.
You will need a copy of gzip to uncompress the packages before you can
install them. If you click on the link for gzip at sunfreeware.com,
you'll see that that package _doesn't_ have a ".gz" extension, which
means that package is not compressed. So, just install that, then
you'll have a gzip you can use to uncompress the other packages.
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