Subject: downloading and installing GRASS 5 for Mac OS-X
Platform: Mac OS-X
grass downloaded at: Baylor site
grass binary for platform: Mac OS X binaries
I downloaded all the pieces of GRASS 5 for Mac OS X. I then cat'ed the
pieces into a tar.gz file as per the installation instructions. I had to find
the installation shell program from another locale (the Linux binaries ftp
site) because it was not in the Mac OS X site.
When I ran the install program according to instructions, it reported an
incorrect file size when trying to unzip the cat'ed binary file. I have tried
downloading in a couple different ways (web browser, ftp program) and
from 2 different locales on the Baylor site. I also tried to unzip the tar.gz
file using a different unzipper (i.e., stuffit). In all cases I received a
similar error message.
Are all the pieces of the binary on the Baylor site? Is it possible that one
piece is corrupted? The shell install program suggests that it is
universal. Is it OK to use the copy from the Linux site or do I need a Mac
OS X (i.e., BSD) version?
Any help would be appreciated
Michael Barton
Professor and Curator
Dept. of Anthropology
Arizona State University.
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Subject: downloading and installing GRASS 5 for Mac OS-X
Platform: Mac OS-X
grass downloaded at: Baylor site
grass binary for platform: Mac OS X binaries
I downloaded all the pieces of GRASS 5 for Mac OS X. I then cat'ed the
pieces into a tar.gz file as per the installation instructions. I had to find
the installation shell program from another locale (the Linux binaries ftp
site) because it was not in the Mac OS X site.
When I ran the install program according to instructions, it reported an
incorrect file size when trying to unzip the cat'ed binary file. I have tried
downloading in a couple different ways (web browser, ftp program) and
from 2 different locales on the Baylor site. I also tried to unzip the tar.gz
file using a different unzipper (i.e., stuffit). In all cases I received a
similar error message.
Are all the pieces of the binary on the Baylor site? Is it possible that one
piece is corrupted? The shell install program suggests that it is
universal. Is it OK to use the copy from the Linux site or do I need a Mac
OS X (i.e., BSD) version?
Any help would be appreciated
Sorry for the delay.
It is important to use the "grass5install.sh" which comes along with
the binaries since platform dependent information are stored in this
script. so it is impossible to use grass5install.sh from Linux for
MacOSX installation.
My suggestion is to wait a few days - GRASS 5.0.0pre2 binaries should be
available then.
Kind regards
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Project on Predictive Models for the Environment
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