970210: Trouble untarrring netcdf-3.3a

John,

> To: address@hidden
> cc: address@hidden (Ramesh Rao)
> From: address@hidden (John Sheldon)
> Subject: Trouble untarrring netcdf-3.3a
> Organization: Princeton/GFDL
> Keywords: 199702042127.OAA26178

In the above message you wrote:

> This is going to sound strange, but I'm having trouble untar-ing
> netcdf-3.3a.tar.Z on our Cray T90.  When I do this:
> 
>    zcat netcdf-3.3a.tar.Z | tar xvf -
> 
> I get this:
> 
>    cmd-3746 tar: x netcdf-3.3a, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
>    cmd-1004 tar: Cannot create 'netcdf-3.3a/src'.
>    cmd-3749 tar: mkdir 'netcdf-3.3a/src' failed: Not a directory
>    cmd-1004 tar: Cannot create 'netcdf-3.3a/src/INSTALL'.
>    cmd-3749 tar: mkdir 'netcdf-3.3a/src' failed: Not a directory
>    cmd-1004 tar: Cannot create 'netcdf-3.3a/src/MANIFEST'.
>       .
>       .
>       .
> 
> I verified that this approach still works for the old 3.2a tar file, so
> I'm pretty sure I'm doing things correctly (one starts to doubt one's
> sanity, at this point !:-).  Strangely enough, the un-tar-ing *does*
> work OK on my SGI.

As a workaround, I suggest making a new tar(1) file from the un-tar(1)ed
distribution on the SGI.

Please keep me apprised.

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Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>