From: LibraryUser Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Installing gpp Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 09:39:07 -0400 Organization: Lincoln Memorial Library Lines: 128 Message-ID: <3F55EEFB.725A3207@made.invalid> References: <3F535097 DOT 95CDD7D1 AT made DOT invalid> <3F5507C8 DOT 994DCF4D AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: lincoln1.lincolnd.lib.me.us Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: rupert.unet.maine.edu 1062596429 9283 169.244.27.75 (3 Sep 2003 13:40:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news AT rupert DOT unet DOT maine DOT edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 13:40:29 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-NSCPCD (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Richard Dawe wrote: > LibraryUser wrote: > > > > Why am I having this problem? > > > > C:\djgpp>pakke -i /dnld/djgpp/gpp331b.zip > > - Required packages not found: > > djdev >= 2.03 patchlevel 2 (binaries) > > - Depends on packages not found - functionality may be impaired > > (continuing): > > info-reader (unknown) > > Warning: Problems found with package archives or dependencies - > > aborting > > > > The djdev203 actually installed is dated 2003-06-10, and is the > > one currently available on current/djgpp/v2. I just downloaded > > another copy and the zip is identical to the one actually > > installed. gcc 3.3.1 is installed, as is info. pakke (0.2.3) -q > > -a reports djdev203, without any patchlevel. > > Maybe you need to synchronise the database, so that pakke knows about all the > packages you have installed without pakke. > > Have you done this? > > pakke -v --initdb > pakke -v --syncdb That was done on initial install. Below is the results of a repeat. I just installed the system on this (not my own) machine. I did a fresh download from ftp.delorie.com of V2.03. Note that the download paths refer to simtel, which won't work. > > After that, what does "pakke -q djdev" show as the version of djdev? If it's > not 2.03 patchlevel 2, please upgrade. You may need to redownload > djdev203.zip. C:\djgpp>pakke -q djdev djdev 2.03 (binaries) 1 package(s) matched djdev was just downloaded from delorie.com. Maybe there is a mixup on the mounted version there? > > > In addition, why can I not access using the ftp that comes with > > W98 (the one that Msoft supplies without even acknowledging the > > origin at UCSD). It requests a password from user anonymous, and > > then rejects my email address. > > Which FTP site are you trying to access? ftp.delorie.com Results of the repeat: > C:\djgpp>pakke -v --initdb > . DJGPP path 'c:/djgpp/' > . Installation prefix 'c:/djgpp/' > . Backup prefix 'c:/djgpp/backup/' > . Download prefix 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/packages/' > . Creating database structure in 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/'...done > . Detected platform: Windows '98 > . Creating plaform DSM 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/db/win98.dsm'...done > Info: Configuration file 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/pakkerc' found & kept! > Info: Configuration file 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/simtelrc' found & kept! > > C:\djgpp>pakke -v --syncdb > . DJGPP path 'c:/djgpp/' > . Installation prefix 'c:/djgpp/' > . Backup prefix 'c:/djgpp/backup/' > . Download prefix 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/packages/' > . Reading configuration from 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/pakkerc' > . Installed DSM path [1]: 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/db' > . Installed manifest path [1]: 'c:/djgpp/manifest' > . Available DSM path [1]: '.' > . Available DSM path [2]: 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/db-avail' > . Available zip path [1]: '.' > . Available zip path [2]: 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/packages/' > . Available gzip'd tar path [1]: '.' > . Available gzip'd tar path [2]: 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/packages/' > . Available bzip2'd tar path [1]: '.' > . Available bzip2'd tar path [2]: 'c:/djgpp/share/pakke/packages/' > . Simtel.NET mirror: 'ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/' > win98.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > bnu214b.dsm: Suggest directive 'license' should be added > Try to download a newer version of djgpp-dsms - [y]es or [n]o? n > n > win98.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > bnu214b.dsm: Suggest directive 'license' should be added > Warning: Parsing failed for some DSM(s) in available database > aperl.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > bnu214b.dsm: Suggest directive 'license' should be added > djdev203.dsm: Suggest directive 'license' should be added > yamd03.dsm: Required directive 'manifest' missing > t4ht-a8s.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > t4ht-a8b.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > pmode13s.dsm: Directive 'manifest': Suggest that 'manifest' and 'dsm-name' should be the same > pmode12s.dsm: Directive 'manifest': Suggest that 'manifest' and 'dsm-name' should be the same > lss340s.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > lss340b.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > lss332s.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > lss332b.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > gnutools.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > em2005d.dsm: Directive 'manifest': Suggest that 'manifest' and 'dsm-name' should be the same > em1934l.dsm: Required directive 'manifest' missing > em1934b.dsm: Required directive 'manifest' missing > csdpmi4b.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > cdev.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > bz2095dd.dsm: Directive 'manifest': Suggest that 'manifest' and 'dsm-name' should be the same > borland.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > Warning: Unmatched package: 'csdpmi5b' > Warning: Unmatched package: 'tar112ab' > msdos: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > win2k: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > win3: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > win95: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > win98: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > winme: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > winnt4: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > winxp: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > win98.dsm: Directive 'version': Version contains only a major number > bnu214b.dsm: Suggest directive 'license' should be added -- Replies should be to the newsgroup Chuck Falconer, on vacation.