Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!apple!vsi1!zorch!xanthian From: xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: VLT Help needed Message-ID: <1990Dec30.163531.22293@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> Date: 30 Dec 90 16:35:31 GMT References: <8pwxo8v@Unify.Com> Distribution: na Organization: SF-Bay Public-Access Unix Lines: 29 hearth@Unify.Com (Donald S. Hearth) writes: > I recently downloaded VLT from a BBS on recommendation from a number > of people. It seemed to download OK, and I got no errors in the extract > of it. When I try to run it, however, I get the error: > INIT - cannot find ARP library > Can somebody tell me what I have done wrong? Do I need something special > to run this program? Thanks in advance for any help. Not anything _you_ are doing wrong at all. Like the author of LZ, the author of VLT seems to think you should have non-standard software on your system to use the code. Not real bright. "ARP" is the AmigaDOS Replacement Project, a cooperative PD code effort that got off to a fair start, but died for lack of interest with the code still buggy and the source unavailable to fix it up. It had the advantage that the library and executables were small and did a few nice things that AmigaDOS didn't, the _BIG_ disadvantage that they were incompatible with the CLI script and wildcard formats. What the complaint means is that you don't have a LIBS:arp.library. If you're very brave, hunt down the latest version on a BBS. If you're very smart, trash VLT and any other software that calls for it, instead. AmigaOS has long passed the point where ARP is useful or safe. Kent, the man from xanth.