[SOLVED] Re: [fpc-pascal] Basic instructions for quick start of free basic setup with subversion.

[Henry Vermaak]

On 24/01/11 07:17, Peter E Williams wrote:
> Hi Marcos,
>
> I am up to the point of using the file:
>
> fpc-2.4.2.i386.linux.tar
>
> your instructions are for a .tar.gz file not a .tar file
>
> your instructions read
>
> su
> password: xxxxxx
> // I will amend
> // cp fpc-2.2.4.source.tar.gz /usr/local/src/
> cp fpc-2.4.2.i386.linux.tar /usr/local/src/
> cd /usr/local/src/
>
> tar -xvzf fpc-2.4.2.i386.tar
> // does not work because it expects a .tar.gz file not a .tar file
> // one of the parameters needs to be changed.

`man tar`