Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Help Gcc, ftp tcp/ip, x
From: bell2@lincoln.ac.nz
Date: 31 Jul 92 20:10:47 +1200

 Help!  Installing Gcc , X
Query: FTP & tcp/ip  

I have installed linux 0.96c with modest success,  I now have a basic
system set up on a 386 ,80mb drive ,1.2mb & 1.44mb floppies,+ trident svga
and an ethernet card, 

The hard drive is partitioned with
40mb MS-dos 5.0
40mb Linux
3mb  MS-dos (available for sacrifice)

I'm impressed so far, I thought that installing a *nix on an x86
would be a bit of a nightmare,  how wrong could I be.

However,
I'm am having trouble installing GCC 2.xx on my system, the method I
have been using to install other software is as follows,

1.    FTP files onto a VAXstation  (I have it on my desk)
      I have a VMS version of TAR & COMPRESS/UNCOMPRESS
      (which can be quite useful at times)

2.    uncompress the files on the VAX

3.    Transfer tar files to the 386 using ftp from dos

4.    copy the tar files to floppy using rawrite2

5.    Boot linux and read the disks.

The problem is that this won't work for tar files larger than 1.44mb

i.e. 2.xxdb.tar,2.xxmisc.tar

re-making the tarfiles on the VAX is out because all the filnames will loose
their case sensitivity in the VMS environ. + filenames will be changed.
 
Can anyone suggest any solutions?  Has anyone else had this problem.

I thought it might be a good idea to put the floppy disk images
for a multi volume tar archive onto one of the archive sites.

I could use mtools to get the files directly from the dos partition
but I only have the source code.  I've looked for the binaries but can't
seem to find any.

the nicest method would be to get the tar files via ftp , I am a little
confused regarding the exact state of ftp|tcp/ip developments under linux

Could someone with experience with FTP|TCP/ip under linux give me some
advice,  I may be able to help with the development of software.

Ultimately I would like to be able to run an X server on say the linux machine
with applications on VAX/VMS & Ultrix hosts,  I'm prepared to do some
'real' software development to achieve this. (while I'm newish to Unix I am
a (quite) competent programer in my native OS and can hack the pace of serious
systems programming.)


I probably have all the documentation necessary to work on this,
I also have access to machines with quite a few different types of ethernet
cards if this is any help.

I have telnet access to an ultrix DECstation in another dept. (This has
become less useful since I started using VMS tar/compress etc as I have
total control of resources on the VAX but limited use of the ultrix machine) 
This may offer a solution, any ideas??

email replies are prefered as I will be away for a few days and may
miss postings to news.

Thanks in advance for *any* help

p.s. I like Linux, I'm impressed with what I've seen so far,
     by the way I didn't have any of the problems with only being able
     to login as root etc.., I used the latest version of the mj-release
     and everything went as smooth as.., great job.

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Stephen Bell                                          -----
c/- A.V.S.G.                                            |
Lincoln University                     \---------------(*)---------------/
Canterbury
New Zealand                                     NIMBUS II - Driver

Email: S.Bell@ono.lincoln.ac.nz