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I had the similar problem but I untar it in two step to get around it:<br><br>1st gunzip *.tgz<br>2nd tar it in usual without z option<br><br><br><br><div>
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<div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><br><br>> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:25:15 +0200<br>> From: spoel@xray.bmc.uu.se<br>> To: gmx-users@gromacs.org<br>> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] topolbuild1_2_1.tgz decompressing problem<br>> <br>> weixin wrote:<br>> > It works in my Window OS.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > 2009/8/2 Nancy <nancy5villa@gmail.com <mailto:nancy5villa@gmail.com>><br>> > <br>> > Hello,<br>> > <br>> > I downloaded "topolbuild1_2_1.tgz" from the URL:<br>> > http://www.gromacs.org/@api/deki/files/40/=topolbuild1_2_1.tgz<br>> > <br>> > However, when I tried to decompress the file, I received the<br>> > following error message:<br>> > <br>> > # tar -xvf topolbuild1_2_1.tgz<br>> <br>> tar xzvf topolbuild1_2_1.tgz<br>> <br>> <br>> > tar: This does not look like a tar archive<br>> > tar: Skipping to next header<br>> > tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers<br>> > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors<br>> > <br>> > I also tried to obtain topolbuild 1.2.1 from<br>> > <br>> > http://oldwww.gromacs.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,111/Itemid,26/<br>> > <br>> > but that did not work either. Please advise.<br>> > <br>> > Thank you.<br>> > Nancy<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org<br>> > <mailto:gmx-users@gromacs.org><br>> > http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users<br>> > Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before<br>> > posting!<br>> > Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the<br>> > www interface or send it to gmx-users-request@gromacs.org<br>> > <mailto:gmx-users-request@gromacs.org>.<br>> > Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > <br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org<br>> > http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users<br>> > Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting!<br>> > Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the <br>> > www interface or send it to gmx-users-request@gromacs.org.<br>> > Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> David.<br>> ________________________________________________________________________<br>> David van der Spoel, PhD, Professor of Biology<br>> Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.<br>> Husargatan 3, Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden<br>> phone: 46 18 471 4205 fax: 46 18 511 755<br>> spoel@xray.bmc.uu.se spoel@gromacs.org http://folding.bmc.uu.se<br>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org<br>> http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users<br>> Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting!<br>> Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the <br>> www interface or send it to gmx-users-request@gromacs.org.<br>> Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php<br><br /><hr />Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/' target='_new'>Get Them Now</a></body>
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