Re:Missing file

["Stephen Popik" <spopik at home dot com>]

	>> From:        Stephen Popik [mailto:spopik@home.com
<mailto:spopik@home.com> ]
	>> Sent:        Saturday, November 10, 2001 11:30 PM
	>> To:  cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
	>> Subject:     missing file
	>>
	>> I downloaded the Xfree86 binaries. Unfortunately Xmod.tgz is missing
	>> from
	>> all the mirror sites I checked.
	>> Install.sh complains and the install document says Xmod.tgz is a
	>> required
	>> file.
	>>
	>> Thank you,
	>> Steve Popik



	>Tell me where it says in documents you Xmod.tgz is a required file.  Here
	is
	>the link for User Guide.
	>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/cygwin-xfree-downloading.html
	<http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/cygwin-xfree-downloading.html>
	>Suhaib

This is how I tried installing Xfree86:
>From the http://xfree86.cygwin.com I went to the primary mirror at
ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/xfree
<ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/xfree>
>From there I stepped down to
ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/xfree/xc-4-binaries/4.1.0/
<ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/xfree/xc-4-binaries/4.1.0/> I
downloaded all the files from there.

Install gives instructions and in those instructions is the following. The
key word is mandatory.
----------------------------------------
Once you're run the Xinstall.sh script and found which binary distribution
is suitable for your system, download the necessary files.  The twelve (12)
mandatory files for all installations are listed below.  If you have not
downloaded all of the files, the installer script will complain.

          1.   Xinstall.sh    The installer script
          2.   extract        The utility for extracting tarballs
          3.   Xbin.tgz       X clients/utilities and run-time libraries
          4.   Xlib.tgz       Some data files required at run-time
          5.   Xman.tgz       Manual pages
          6.   Xdoc.tgz       XFree86 documentation
          7.   Xfnts.tgz      Base set of fonts
          8.   Xfenc.tgz      Base set of font encoding data
          9.   Xetc.tgz       Run-time configuration files
          10.  Xvar.tgz       Run-time data
          11.  Xxserv.tgz     XFree86 X server
          12.  Xmod.tgz       XFree86 X server modules
--------------------------------------------
File 12 is Xmod.tgz, and Xinstall.sh does complain, because Xmod.tgz is not
there.

The output from Xinstall.sh follows
============================================
$ ./Xinstall.sh

                Welcome to the XFree86 4.1.0 installer

You are strongly advised to backup your existing XFree86 installation
before proceeding.  This includes the /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11
directories.  The installation process will overwrite existing files
in those directories, and this may include some configuration files
that may have been customised.

If you are installing a version different from 4.1.0, you
may need an updated version of this installer script.

Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n] y

Checking which OS you're running...
uname: not found
uname: not found
uname: not found
uname: not found
uname reports '' version '', architecture ''.

chmod: changing permissions of `extract': No such file or directory
ln: creating hard link `gnu-tar' to `extract': No such file or directory
/tmp/gnu-tar: not found
Warning: can't detect the bindist version
Checking for required files ...

The files:

 Xmod.tgz

must be present in the current directory to proceed with the
installation.  You should be able to find it at the same place
you picked up the rest of the XFree86 binary distribution.
Please re-run 'sh ./Xinstall.sh' to proceed with the installation when
you have them.
=============================================

I followed the link you suggested and I ended up at
<ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/mirrors/sources.redhat.com/cygwin/xfree/xc-4-binaries
/4.1.0/>.
The Install instructions are the same and Xinstall.sh still complains.

So I still can't get it installed.
Regards,
Stephen Popik