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From: rcf@bisco.kodak.com (Bob Fagioli)
Subject: Re: WANTED GCC binaries for Xenix/386 -- need help
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.154843.25430@ssd.kodak.com>
Sender: rcf@bisco.kodak.com 
Organization: Eastman Kodak
Distribution: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 91 15:48:43 GMT

I am also new to the net. Regarding HOW to get the binaries,
well I'm not that versed. What I can do is show you an example
of how I got the 386 binaries for GCC. I didn't know they were
386 specific at the time.

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=  I am still looking for the 286 versions
=  so if any one can help I would appriciate it.
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How I got 386 GCC from unix.oakland.edu :

1) Create a mail message with NO subject ( -s "")
2) The body of the message will do the work. And in my
   case looked like this (w/out comments):

     reply rcf@bisco.kodak.com           <- replace to me
     connect unix.oakland.edu            <- connect to oakland
     binary                              <- We are transferring
binaries
     compress
     uuencode
     get /pub/xenix/gcc/XenixGCCbin.Z    <- get GCC
     quit

3) I have to send my ftpmail requests to a gateway machine
   I'm not sure what type of access to the world you have.

I a day or so you will receive ~65K packets (there are 14 of them)
What I had to do was:
   1) save all messages to a file
   2) remove all the mail header stuff
   3) modify the string that was in the first packet
      (now probably the first line in the file which looks
      something like `begin 644 /pub/xenix/gcc/XenixGCCbin.Z`)
      to reflect a path name that you can write in.
   4) Name the file <file>.uu
   5) execute uudecode(1C) utility on <file>.uu to create
      <path>/XenixGCCbin.Z
   6) execute uncompress to create <path>/XenixGCCbin

This was like jumping thru hoops the first time I did it, but
alas I have become use to it. If any knows an easier way I am
all ears.

GOOD LUCK...

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And again I am still looking for GCC binaries for SCO  =
Xenix 286 2.3.2                                        =
If anyone has any info on where I can obtain them via  =
ftp access (as described above) I would appretiate it. =
                                                       =
Reply to the net or via Email @: rcf@bisco.kodak.com   =
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rcf@bisco.kodak.com (Bob Fagioli)