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Error messages from Install

The Install script checks for many errors and inconsistencies in the way its arguments are used. The messages are meant to be self-explanatory. What follows is a list of a few messages where further information might be useful. If you get one of these messages and aren’t able to find the following recommended solutions, please call Cygnus Solutions, using the support hotline, +1 408 542 9601, or send electronic mail to: bugs@cygnus.com.

Can not read from TAPE device, tape
The error message ends with the tape device that Install was trying to use. Please check that it is the device you intended; possible causes of trouble might include leaving off the ‘/dev/’ prefix at the front of the device name. A error in the device name might also cause this problem. If neither of these is the problem, perhaps your tape device can’t read our tape; see “Installing with a remote tape drive” on page for a discussion of how to use another machine’s tape drive, or contact Cygnus Solutions.

stdin: not in compressed format
You are probably not using the non-rewinding tape device. There are two files on each tape. The first is a tar file containing the Install script. The second is a compressed tar file containing everything else. Without using the non- rewinding device, there is no way to skip over the first file to begin reading the second.

gcc: cannot exec cpp
If you’ve installed the binary distribution of the GNUPro Toolkit software in a non-standard location, remember to set your environment variable GCC_EXEC_PREFIX accordingly. See Running the programs.

...This is a problem.
Cannot cd to installdir
I do not know why I cannot create installdir
hello.c fails to run
test-ioctl.c fails to run
These errors (the first covers anything that ends in ‘This is a problem’) are from paranoia checks; they are issued for situations that other checks should cover, or for unlikely situations that require further diagnosis. If you get one of these messages, please contact Cygnus Solutions.