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  • From: "Lowden, James K" <LowdenJK AT bernstein.com>
  • To: "'TDS Development Group'" <freetds AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: ./configure freetds error
  • Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 10:15:22 -0400


> I would like to start over; it's not a problem on this machine.
> Question 1 - how do I uppack the file freetds-0.53.tgz ? I have it in
> /usr/local/freetds right now; I would like to overwrite all

1. "cd" to the freetds directory, to the top of the tree where you
ftp'd the files.
2. "rm -r" or "rm -R" should delete the files and directories from
there down.

At this point I recommend you change the owner of the directory to a
non-root user, and su to that username. If "rm -r" as root doesn't scare
you, it will one day. :)

3. ftp freetds-0.53.tgz to the freetds directory (binary transfer
mode).
4. "tar xzf freetds-0.53.tgz" will unzip and detar the archive, leaving
you with a new tree (probably a little different from your first one).

Then you'll be OK, methinks.

If your tar doesn't accept the "z" switch, you can unzip the archive with
"gunzip freetds-0.53.tgz", and then "tar xf freetds-0.53.tar" (or whatever
the unzipped name is). Also, some tars need a dash before their switches.

HTH

--jkl




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