From: John P. <jo...@xl...> - 2003-01-10 16:54:05
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In a previous message, Thomas Leonard wrote: > I'm pretty sure it's compressed on the server (or the file size would be a > lot bigger). I do vaguely remember .tgz archives used to arrive > uncompressed after downloading a while ago... maybe it's a browser thing? I don't think it's a browser thing - both the binary and source files were declared as one size and downloaded as a much larger file (leading mozilla to report things like "1000K of 742K downloaded"). Something odd's happening, anyway! > Better to just compile from source. glibc causes no end of trouble with > binaries :-( Fair enough. Is there a reason ROX doesn't follow the usual ./configure, make and make install routine? I'm pretty ignorant of such things, but it struck me as odd. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games jo...@he... Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies! |