Compress/uncompress for ISC UNIX 3.0 wanted

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2 total messages Started by Shumate Jason Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:08

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Author: Shumate Jason
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:08

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We recently purchased the Workstation Developers Kit for ISC UNIX 3.0.  They
included compress, uncompress, and zcat in the directory /usr/lbin.  Here's
the problem.  I would like to get some of the FSF software (GCC, EMACS, etc.)
loaded, but to do so, I have to uncompress the archives.  The bogus uncompress
that they gave us barfs when it I try to uncompress large files - it says
the file is "too big".  Can someone please tell me where I can find the source
code to a replacement that will work?  I found a couple of replacements, but
they keep refusing to work also, giving me error messages that say things
like "write error on output".  Please respond via email as our not-too-swift
system administrator has turned off our newsfeed until he comes back in 
January.  They recently have been messing with our domain name, so if mail
to jshumate@wrdis01.robins.af.mil bounces, try jshumate@wrdis01.af.mil.
Thank you for any all help you can give.
-- 
CUL8R, Jason Shumate                  | "He says there aren't any easy
Ex-Sys. Admin. on another machine,    |  answers.  I say, he's not looking   
just another punk user on this one    |  hard enough!"  Bart Simpson, when
jshumate@wrdis01.robins.af.mil        |  running for class president

Re: Compress/uncompress for ISC UNIX 3.0 wanted

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Author: Alan Edmonds
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 23:32

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In article <2937@wrdis01.af.mil> jshumate@wrdis01.af.mil ( Shumate Jason) writes:
>We recently purchased the Workstation Developers Kit for ISC UNIX 3.0.  They
>included compress, uncompress, and zcat in the directory /usr/lbin.  Here's
>the problem.  I would like to get some of the FSF software (GCC, EMACS, etc.)
>loaded, but to do so, I have to uncompress the archives.  The bogus uncompress
>that they gave us barfs when it I try to uncompress large files - it says
>the file is "too big".  Can someone please tell me where I can find the source
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It sounds like a ulimit problem.  Check the FAQ for this group.  There
should a procedure for increasing the ulimit explained in one of the 
System Admin manuals.

Can you create any big files; like greater than 2 MB?  That's the default
ulimit.

Also check /etc/defaults/login for a ULIMIT line.  That sets the default 
for login sessions (but it can't be bigger than the kernel limit).

>to jshumate@wrdis01.robins.af.mil bounces, try jshumate@wrdis01.af.mil.

Mail did bounce.  Try setting your Reply-To: header to the valid address.

-- 
Alan Edmonds                                     Texas Instruments, Inc.
I don't speak for TI; TI doesn't speak for me    M/S 8515
Work phone: (214)575-6427                        6620 Chase Oaks Blvd.
Email: edmonds@lobby.ti.com                      Plano, Texas  75023

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