From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Oberpriller, Matthew" Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 17:21:24 +0000 Subject: RE: problems compiling players Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org Most tar archives are also compressed. Try using tar -xzvf {filename}.tar You can also find out more information about what type of file you are attempting to unarchive by typing file {filename} This should tell you what kind of file it is, whether it is compressed, or if it is incomplete or damaged. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kirchner, Eric C. [SMTP:ECKirchner@Bemis.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 10:31 AM > To: 'linux-sound@vger.rutgers.edu' > Subject: problems compiling players > > This question isn't directly related to sound, but hope someone can give > me > a pointer -- I have tried to compile a great deal of players -- trying to > find one that will work with the libraries I have right now, but Many of > them TAR says are bad -- Its so many that I think I am missing something > -- > I try to untar using > > tar -xvf {filename}.tar > > is there a different command line -- or are my tar's really corrupt...? > > Eric