Re: Squid on SCO - how to install?

The Squid archive is distributed as a file by the name of
squid-1.[1|2].<revision>-src.tar.gz
                                 ^^ this is probably what's giving you
trouble. gz = gzip, which is the GNU compression/decompression utility.
You'll probably want to download and compile gzip since it's used for all
kinds of things. I certainly hope they don't distribute gzip as a .gz file
:-)

Once you have gzip up and running, just type `gzip -d <squid src
filename>`, then the usual untar and you should be ready to start
compiling accorcing to the Squid documentation.

        -Bill

On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, Mike wrote:

> Hi people,
>
> I have a SCO Open Server v5.0.4 machine onto which I want to install
> Squid.
>
> I have never compiled a program for Unix before and am having a
> difficult time.
>
> So far, I've discovered that the file I downloaded for Squid,
> squid-1_1_20-src_tar is in some sort of format that tar can't
> decompress.
>
> The installation instructions that come from the download site look like
> this:
>
> To build and install the Squid Cache, type:
>
> % ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/squid
> % make all
> % make install
>
> This isn't much good to me since I can't even decompress the tar file.
>
> Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> >----------
> >From: Bill Wichers[SMTP:billw@unix0.waveform.net]
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 5:51 AM
> >To: Ricardo Patara
> >Cc: squid-users@nlanr.net
> >Subject: Re: Squid Starting
> >
> >Have you checked to be sure that at least one of your dns_testnames will
> >lookup correctly? A few names that I know to work (and use myself) are:
> >
> >ns.mci.net
> >mit.edu
> >umich.edu
> >rs.internic.net
> >
> >dns_testnames works by checking all of the names. If *any* of them work
> >then you're all set. Don't ever use only one name unless you can be 110%
> >sure that it will always resolve to an IP.
> >
> > -Bill
> >
> >On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Ricardo Patara wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, I've just compiled and instaled Squid.
> >> I configured it and when a I start the following message returns:
> >> FATAL: ipcache_init: DNS name lookup tests failed
> >> I read the FAQ. But I sure that my dns server is reacheable, my
> >> resolv.conf is corret.
> >> There is a option to start the program, -D, but when I do this, the
> >> client receive the message thas was impossible to find do domain name
> >> requested, because there was a DNS lookup failure.
> >> TIA.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ricardo Patara ANSP - an Academic Network at Sa~o Paulo
> >> Analista de Redes Fundaca~o de Amparo `a Pesquisa S.P.
> >> patara@ansp.br Rua Pio XI, 1500 Alto da Lapa S.P. 05468-901
> >>
> >
> >
>
Received on Tue Mar 17 1998 - 15:37:46 MST