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From: "Fazlul Shahriar" <fshahriar@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:33:22 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] 9vx os x
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> Does anyone else get errors about missing files when pulling? Many
> other files are copied successfully before this:
>
> error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/COPYING:
> '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist
>
> error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/COPYRIGHT:
> '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist
>
> error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/D.dat:
> '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist
>
> error: copying /n/boot/sys/src/games/mp3dec/README:
> '/n/boot/sys/src/games' does not exist
>
> ...

Try:
	mkdir -p /sys/src/games/mp3dec
	and the pull again

> Also, which man page(s) would I read to know how to work with special
> files like #Z? I am unsure of what to do when I get errors like this:
>
> term% src echo
> src: can't find source for /bin/echo - unrecognized type special file #Z/echo

#Z is the root of the host system. #Zplan9 is 9vx's root

It seems anything that assume Dir.type == 'M' is broken.  This
includes file(1) which is used by src(1), and also diff(1).  Probably
others.

fhs