Whitesmith C install

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2014-11-04 17:41, E. Groenenberg wrote:
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> Well, that is certainly weird.
> I'll retry again with it again with a new download of the file.

I can't remember. Are you on HECnet. If so, I now have the tape there as 
a virtual tape for RSX... Let me know if you'd like to pick it up.

	Johnny

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> Thanks,
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> Ed
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>> On 2014-11-04 15:55, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2014-11-04 15:36, E. Groenenberg wrote:
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>>>> I'm trying to install the Whitesmiths C compiler under RSX11M using
>>>> FLX (using the Whiteshmiths c compiler distribution tape V2.25 from
>>>> bitsavers).
>>>>
>>>> Alas, 'FLX' says the tape has zero files and directories, while a dump
>>>> under Linux shows definitely some contents.
>>>>
>>>> I tried both the simh & tpc format, no luck here yet.
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something?
>>>>
>>>> The command I used is 'flx /rs=ms0:[*,*]/do'
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>>> Have you tried just listing the directories with FLX to see if you see
>>> anything?
>>> Also, isn't there some installation script for doing the installation?
>>> Or are you just expected to copy everything over from the tape?
>>>
>>> I have never played with the Whitesmith C compiler myself, but I could
>>> check it out, now that I know it exists...
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>> Just downloaded the file and attached it on an RSX system here, and FLX
>> can access the tape just fine. As an FYI, all files are actually under
>> [1,4]
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>> 	Johnny
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