Re: Problem with install instructions

From: Jason Tishler <jason(at)tishler(dot)net>
To: Tom Berger <tberger(at)formixsolutions(dot)com>
Cc: Pgsql-Cygwin <pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem with install instructions
Date: 2002-08-30 16:57:00
Message-ID: 20020830165700.GD1424@tishler.net
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Tom,

Please keep your replies on-list...

On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 12:31:17PM -0400, Tom Berger wrote:
> I appreciate your help. I'm taking my first unix/postresql steps. I
> had some HP-UX classes 10 years ago..it's all fuzzy.

Welcome back from the dark side. :,)

> I'm getting this error when I type $tar -C / -xjf cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2
> tar (child): bzip2: Cannot exec: No such file or directory
>
> I dont think I have bzip2 installed,

You are correct.

> although I went through a normal cygwin installation.

You must explicitly select it -- bzip2 is under the Utils category.

BTW, if bandwidth and disk space are not a problem, then I would install
all packages. Just click on the "spin icon" just to the right of the
"All" category until "Install" is displayed.

Jason

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