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Re: different DLL....


On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Jason FU wrote:

> Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha <at> cs.nyu.edu> writes:
>
> > Ugh, I hope that's not true...  [Checks] Yep, md5sum defaults to binary
> > (as it should).  The OP probably used some weird non-binary-mode way of
> > transferring the files (e.g., FTP in text mode).  So the different md5sums
> > are legit, and are an indication that the DLLs are corrupt on the target
> > machine.
> > 	Igor
>
> Anyway, it is highly likely that most of the DLLs have been corrupted.
> What do I do then? Could I simply re-install all the things?

Yes, running setup, selecting the "Keep" strategy, then switching to the
"Up-to-date" view and choosing to reinstall the packages that contain
corrupt DLLs is probably the best option at the moment.
	Igor
P.S. You say you used ncftp's "auto" mode -- what ftp server was on the
other end?
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