Problem Compiling tar.gz in Slackware

[PimpHolic]

for some reason, i cant un-tar blackbox
i get this error


gzip stdin: not gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

the odd thing is, i can un-tar tar.bz2 files fine!
any ideas what it could be?
thanks in advance

[scanez]

Then it may not be tar.gz but just tar (with an incorrent suffix). Try

tar xvf filename.tar.gz


Cheers
SC

[danrees]

I noticed that either Netscape or Mozilla (I forget which) often unzips tar.gz's for you when you "Save As", even though you don't tell it to. :rolleyes:

[X_console]

Try running file on it and it should tell you what kind of file it is.

[sheek]

I remember seeing the child thingy when something i downloaded was corrupt for some reason

so if the other suggestions don't work
download the package over

[PimpHolic]

Originally posted by scanez:
<STRONG>Then it may not be tar.gz but just tar (with an incorrent suffix). Try

tar xvf filename.tar.gz


Cheers
SC</STRONG>
thanks to all who replied, but this did the trick! :D