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Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
Subject: need help with DECUS GNU EMACS on microvax
Keywords: GNU VMS setup
Message-ID: <679@m3.mfci.UUCP>
Date: 27 Feb 89 21:59:01 GMT
Reply-To: fagan@mfci.UUCP (Brendan Fagan)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Multiflow Computer Inc., Branford Ct. 06405
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I recently got the DECUS tape V-SP-84 (VAX SIG F88,Part 2, Anaheim)
pretty much solely for the GNU software.  I'm hitting problems with
the lzcmp'd tar'd files, and also with the hard-to-find-mutually-
inconsistent documentation in the GNU directory and the TOOLS directory.

I used the LZDCMP -B option on EDIST_18_52.TAR_LZW, then (installed and)
ran the FILE program to change EDIST_18_52.TAR to FIXED format, 512 byte
file, only to get the following results from the TOOLS TARREAD program:

$ assign "EDIST_18_52.TAR"  TAPE
$ tarread
****RENAMED: dist-18.52/ChangeLog
         TO: ChangeLog
CREATED: d_db:[decus.gnu.dist_18]
CREATED: d_db:[decus.gnu.dist_18.52]
CREATED: d_db:[decus.gnu.dist_18.52]ChangeLog
Do you wish to move past the EOF mark ? y/n
y
End of file encountered
$

Yechh.  The only file created was [.dist_18.52]changelog.

Any suggestions (Other than getting the GNU VMS Backup
tape direct from FSF)?  Has anyone been able to successfully
install EMACS from the V-SP-84 tape?

Thanks much.

Brendan Fagan	fagan@mfci.UUCP		(203)488-6090