[BusyBox] gzip/gunzip extraction problem?

Nicolas Riendeau knightr at sympatico.ca
Mon Jan 21 23:24:04 UTC 2002


Glenn McGrath wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:08:19 -0500
> "Nicolas Riendeau" <knightr at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Is anybody else have some problems decompressing files made by

                       ^ oops, having

>>

> Busybox's gzip> with Busybox's gunzip...
> 
>>Sometimes, I get the following error messages:
>>
>>gunzip: invalid compressed data--crc error
>>gunzip: invalid compressed data--length error
>>
> 
> Does the problem only happen when using busybox gunzip to uncompress a
> file made by busybox gzip, or do you get the same problem when that file
> is compressed with the real gzip ?


Can't say as I have never tried to compress files with the real gzip which were later
uncompressed with Busybox gunzip... On the distributions which are part of the Leaf
project we use Busybox gzip to backup our config/files & gunzip to restore it/them...

Somebody on the Leaf mailing list had mentionned having some compatibility problems between
some tools on the Leaf distribution he uses & the "real" ones but at least one of the tools
he mentionned (ctar) is not part of Busybox...

The file appears not to be corrupted (ie the message appears to be generated for no reason
at all)

> 
> I would like to get a copy of the file, i'll see what i can work out.
> 


Okie dokie, I'll send you the file just after I've sent this messsage... BTW, it's a tgz
file...

Thanks!

Nick





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