Re: [Boost-Users] Can not gunzip bjam.exe.gz

From: Stephen Jackson (stephen.jackson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-12 18:12:59

Mike Wilson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In Cygwin (version 2.125.2.10) I've tried to
>    $ gunzip bjam.exe
> 
> but get
>    gunzip: bjam.exe.gz: not in gzip format
> 
> (downloaded
> http://boost.sourceforge.net/jam-executables/bin.cygwinx86/bjam.exe.gz
> which was 143,050 bytes in size (x3 tries) )
> 
> My WinZip (V8.1) can't read it either.  In fact I can't seem to read several
> of the .gz files
> that can be downloaded (but I did manage the Windows .zip version).
> 
> Can anybody give me a clue as to what is wrong ?
> 
> 
> Mike Wilson
> 
> 

143,050 bytes is the size of the  _unzipped_ bjam.exe. The gzipped file 
is 55693 bytes. If I recall correctly, there are combinations of 
browers/applications/settings etc. that will gunzip automatically, and 
it looks like that is what is happening.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Stephen Jackson
stephen.jackson_at_[hidden]