Steve Holdoway wrote: > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:51:22 +1200 > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> What is wrong with the gambas package that you should be able to install >> from mepis? >> >> More comments below >> >> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:41:16 -0400 >> Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I have downloaded the Gambas program, now to decompress the files I >>> think that I need to use tar - xvvjf -gambas-1.0.17.tar.bz2 >>> /home/alan/gambas >>> >>> >> no, more like >> >> tar xvjf gambas-1.0.17.tar.bz2 -C /home/alan/gambas >> >> but before you do that do >> >> mkdir /home/alan/gambas >> > I'd do a tar tjf gambas-1.0.17.tar.bz2 | more just to see where it's ging to > end up. Almost gcertainly, it'll create a gambas-1.0.17 directory relative to > where you currently are ( eg /home/alan? ), so the need to either create a > directory, or redirect it are unnecessary. > > Personally, I build all my stuff under /usr/local/src, but that's just me. > > Steve > > > I created the new folder and ran tar xvjf gambas-1.0.17.tar.bz2 -C /home/alan/gambas, it seemed to be unpacking the files but there is nothing in the gambas folder and so far havent found where they might be
Alan
