Extraction problem...

[Ralph Stickley]

Hmmm...I downloaded the 0.50 stuff and extracted everything without fail.
I suspect that your file got corrupted (or you disk is full ??:O). Let me know
if you find out anything...

Good luck,
Ralph

--- Ralph Stickley <r_stickley@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey,
> Ok..that is bizarre...I don't have the 0.50 version, I just upgraded to the
> V0.51.  I was able to extract all the packages with that version.
> 
> So, lets see whats happening here.
> First, is it possible to install the rpm manually ?
> The RPM command being used is built as follows:
> 
>    srcName="dev....rpm"              # filename
>    rootDir=".../Embedded_Build/rpm"  # fill your path in here
>    
>    rpmOptions="--force  --noscripts --nodeps --notriggers \
>                --dbpath /.rpm_db  --ignorearch --ignoreos"  
> 
>    $RPM -i --root $rootDir $rpmOptions $srcName                              
>  
> 
> 
> Try that script and see if it you can tell what is going wrong.
> (The actual extraction occurs in pwl_pkgmgr in function "pkgmgr_rpm_extract")
>                     
> Another potential point of failure is that some of the "info" stuff
> associated
> with the rpm file may not be what the package manager is expecting.
> 
> If you don't find anything wrong here, try the upgrade. Meanwhile, I'll
> download this version and see what happens here.
> Thanks,
> Ralph
> 
> One thing to do is to 
> --- Michael George <george@mintcity.com> wrote:
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > I have a bizarre problem that I'm hoping someone has seen before, or
> perhaps
> > might have a workaround.  I have peeweelinux-0.50-bin.tar.gz, and I've
> > installed it at work and at home.  Both machines are running a basic RHL6.1
> > system.  The one at work is running just fine.  But I am trying to Extract
> > the
> > rpm files into the package directory.  When I try to do so, though, the
> > extraction process gets stuck at the dev*.rpm package.
> > 
> > It doesn't freeze, for I can watch the rpm process consuming time and
> nearly
> > 100% of the processor, but I just get the "Extracting ... dev...rpm."
> > message.
> > The additional "." never appear and it just sits there indefinately.
> > 
> > Very strange, indeed!
> > 
> > Has anyone else ever heard of this or seen it?  Is there a way I can work
> > around it and get the packages all unpacked?
> > 
> > Thanks for any help!
> > 
> > -Michael
> > 
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> > exactly
> > the functions he is competent to.  It is by dividing and subdividing these
> > republics from the national one down through all its subordinations, until
> it
> > ends in the administration of every man's farm by himself; by placing under
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