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

Installpkg works on other computer (with original BL2 busybox) but 
replacing BL3 busybox with BL2 busybox on this other one does not make it 
work here.  Please help!

On Sun, 1 Jan 2006, sindi keesan wrote:

> 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.
>
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