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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

I am trying to compile fbutils so I can use fbset to change resolutions in 
framebuffer mode.  David provided fbset but not the modes file.  Make 
depend says I need bison.

I had to install the Slackware full gzip in order to be able to installpkg 
curl and openssl-solibs, but I could see an error message about gzip not 
recognizing an option -l.  (It also complained about expr:  syntax error, 
twice, even with busybox 101 expr, but installed).  I did this just now, 
and both packages installed okay.  They are for SW81, from linuxpackages.

Bison won't install, no error message.  /var/log/packages lists the 
introductory paragraph, then FILE LIST:

Nothing follows, no files.  I can look inside the package (on my CD) and 
it contains files.  tar -ztfv bison.tgz.  The file is the same length at 
planetmirror as on my CD.  I downloaded it and got the same results
and the same md5sum.

I unpacked the package with tar and copied 'bison' to /usr/bin and 
bison.simple to /usr/share/bison.simple.  'Make depend' now wants flex, 
which won't installpkg either.

installpkg script utilizes gzip, and the SW71 gzip ought to work with it. 
I have BL3 busybox (in BL2) and then the busybox 1.01 programs last on my 
path.  I replaced BL2 busybox with BL3 busybox, both in /bin/busybox.  (I 
can't easily switch them right now as a test).

What might I have broken and if I did, why do the non-SW71 packages 
install but the two SW71 package do not?

I can always uncompress on / and run doinstall.sh, but something needs to 
be fixed here.

keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org