Re: GNU 2000/03/01 uploaded
Marcus,
A million thanks. I'll try it out.
Regards,
Albert
--- Marcus Brinkmann
<Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 08:35:38PM -0800, Albert
> Ollosa wrote:
> >
> > I have installed succesfully "the Hurd" from the
> old
> > tar ball file.
>
> Then don't bother and just upgrade using the debian
> packages.
>
> If you are connected to the net, use "dselect" and
> the ftp Access method.
>
> Use ftp.debian.org or a mirror.
>
> If you are not directly connected with your Hurd
> box, then you can put
> the Debian packges on a nother media and install
> them with
> dpkg -i <filename.deb>
>
> >
> > By the way guys, what editors are you using? It
> seems
> > there's no *vi/m* or *emacs* in the tar ball file
> even
> > before?
> >
>
> jed, vim and emacs are on the Debian ftp archive as
> Debian packages.
>
> > Also, correct me if I am wrong, if I want to
> compile a
> > program which is in "*.tar.gz" (if there is
> > available), is it the same with the other GNU
> tools
> > where I just run ./configure, make and make
> install?
>
> Yes.
>
> > How about the files that ends with "*.deb"? Is it
> > "dpkg -i somefile.deb".
> >
>
> Yes.
>
> If you want to compile Debian packages from source,
> get the orig.tar.gz,
> *.dsc and *diff.gz if available, and do
>
> dpkg-source -x *dsc
> cd <package>-<version>
> dpkg-buildpackage -B
>
> YOu need the dpkg-hurd-dev package for this to work.
>
> > Lastly, how do I mount a floppy or a CD-ROM from
> the
> > Hurd? Do I have to use some translator? How do I
> use
> > it?
> >
>
> Translators are the right thing, although there is a
> mount executable.
>
> cd /dev
> MAKEDEV fd0
> MAKEDEV hdd # or whatever for your CD
>
> settrans -a /floppy /hurd/ext2fs /dev/fd0
> settrans -a /cdrom /hurd/isofs /dev/hdd
>
> (those mounts go away at reboot. For permanent
> mounts, leave out the -a option).
>
> If your floppy is in MSDOS format, install the
> mtools package from the Debian
> archive.
>
> Thanks,
> Marcus
>
>
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