[csw-users] pkg-get CPIO problem

[James Lee]

On 20/06/07, 09:03:10, Gyula Blanka <blankagy at gmail.com> wrote regarding 
[csw-users] pkg-get CPIO problem:

> # pkginfo -i CSWpkgget
> system CSWpkgget pkg_get - CSW version of automated package download tool

> # pkg-get -i less
> WARNING: gpg not found
> No existing install of SMCless found. Installing...
> Removing invalid local file less-381-sol10-sparc-local.gz
> Trying
> 
ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/5.10/less-381-sol10-sparc-local.gz
> --23:43:50--
> 
ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/sparc/5.10/less-381-sol10-sparc-local.gz
> => `less-381-sol10-sparc-local.gz'
> Resolving ftp.sunfreeware.com... 66.193.208.66
> Connecting to ftp.sunfreeware.com[66.193.208.66]:21... connected.
> Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
> ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
> ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/freeware/sparc/5.10 ... done.
> ==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR less-381-sol10-sparc-local.gz ... done.
> Length: 205,701 (unauthoritative)

> 
100%[=====================================================================
===========>]
> 205,701 121.68K/s

> 23:43:53 (121.47 KB/s) - `less-381-sol10-sparc-local.gz' saved [205701]

> NOTE: No checksum available for package
> Analysing special files...
> Hmmm. Retrying with different archive offset...cpio: Impossible header 
type.
> 1 errors
> ERROR: cpio still failed
> ERROR: could not verify downloaded file correctly

> What's the problem with cpio?

None.  The problem is the package file, it has no copyright (nor any
other file in the "install" subdirectory).

I suggest you point pkg-get at a Blastwave package repository where you
will find a working "less" package and of a later version (394).




James.