The problem is that the application that you downloaded the non-RPM distribution with (or you) renamed the file from "filename.tar.gz" to "filename.gz". After you decompressed it, the resulting file was a "tar" file, which should have had the extension ".tar" but from your description it had no extension at all. A tar file is a "tape archive" file which indeed has the properties you describe. It's a single huge file that contains a manifest and all the file contents. You need to "untar" it. The solution: after you decompress the ".gz" file, rename it to "filename.tar" and then type "tar xvf filename.tar". You will then have a directory full of files. The thorn in your side is the application you used to download Zope. - C On Tue, 2002-06-25 at 11:43, control wrote:
you guys need to check the files on your server! everytime i try to download Zope-2.5.1*.tgz for linux, it actually saves as a .gz, which when i decompress is simply a file w/300000 plus lines of code--no install script no dirs, just plain text! what's more, when gave up on this, i downloaded the rpm, which installed everything except the ./start script and the executable! wtfo, i'd really like to explore zope but thus far it's really becomming a thorn in my side.
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