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Re: IceCat compile error


From: arnuld
Subject: Re: IceCat compile error
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:21:20 +0530 (IST)
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> I don't think yours is the version listed on the Archlinux's website.
> Archlinux links to Info-ZIP's website, and according to the source
> code available there (link:
> ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/tools/zip/info-zip/src/zip232.tar.gz,
> the relevant file is zip.c), you should see the same message that I
> and Giuseppe saw when you run zip by itself or with incorrect
> arguments.

> On the other hand, Googling for your "usage" strings takes me to:
> http://swtch.com/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/gzip/zip.c
>
> I would guess that's an older version of zip ... and apparently it
> doesn't support some of the options used in make-jars.pl.
>
> Where is the zip binary located (i.e. what do you get with "which
> zip")? If it's in /usr/local/bin or something like that, it might have
> been hand-compiled from a different source than Archlinux ... and if
> it's in /usr/bin, is there a way to check whether all the packages in
> the installation is up-to-date, or at least uninstall and reinstall?


I think I am funny :P

address@hidden ~]$ which zip
/usr/local/src/plan9/bin/zip

address@hidden ~]$ sudo pacman -S zip
Password:
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets: zip-2.32-1

Total Download Size:    0.08 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
zip-2.32-1                85.3K   48.7K/s 00:00:02
[##########################################################] 100%
checking package integrity...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                  
[##########################################################] 100%
(1/1) installing zip                               
[##########################################################] 100%
address@hidden ~]$


> P.S. It's quite peculiar that you couldn't find a manpage. Normally
> distributions would write up their own manpage if the upstream didn't
> provide one (at least Debian does, usually). This is partly why I'm
> wondering if it's something installed from a third-party source, not
> Archlinux.

you are damn right man :)



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