On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 07:57:58AM +0100, Emmanuel Charpentier,,, wrote:
> 
> 
> Bob Nielsen wrote:
> 
> > I tried alien -d -c <rpm> as you suggested, but can't even install the
> > resulting file.  I get the following error:
> > 
> > $ sudo dpkg -i win4lin_5.1.0ga-2_i386.deb
> > Selecting previously deselected package win4lin.
> > (Reading database ... 72421 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Unpacking win4lin (from win4lin_5.1.0ga-2_i386.deb) ...
> > Setting up win4lin (5.1.0ga-2) ...
> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec
> > format errordpkg: error processing win4lin (--install):
> >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  win4lin
> > 
> > I expect that the -c didn't properly handle the scripts.
> 
> I expect thet you're not executing the installation as root (your prompt 
> is "$")., you'd better "su -" before installing ...

I used sudo (see above).  When I used alien without the -c I was able
to install the resulting .deb, but when trying to run "win &" I get the
error I posted earlier:

dos: ERROR CODESET_NS: 8859 /usr/lib/merge/lcs 8859 -1

Bob
 
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