Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box?

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slloyd has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am trying to figure out a way to expand a HPUX .depot file on my windows box. Any ideas? I searched cpan but did not really find anything.

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Re: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by davis (Vicar) on Nov 09, 2005 at 18:46 UTC
HP-UX .depot files are in fact glorified tar files. You could use Archive::Tar files if you really wanted to look inside them. I've got to ask though: why would you want to do this? -- those files are almost always useful only to HP-UX systems. davis Kids, you tried your hardest, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try.	[reply]
Re^2: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by slloyd (Hermit) on Nov 09, 2005 at 20:03 UTC
I need to look inside them becouse I am tasked with providing a list of all possible files our install may lay down. ------------------------------- by me http://www.basgetti.com http://www.kidlins.com	[reply]
Re^3: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by davis (Vicar) on Nov 10, 2005 at 19:03 UTC
In that case, if you've got access to an HP-UX box, `swlist -l file -s $PWD/filename.depot` [download] is The Right Way. davis Kids, you tried your hardest, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by slloyd (Hermit) on Nov 09, 2005 at 21:01 UTC
Archive::Tar worked great! Thanks!! ------------------------------- by me http://www.basgetti.com http://www.kidlins.com	[reply]
Re: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by mikeock (Hermit) on Nov 09, 2005 at 17:55 UTC
What do the links have to do with your question?	[reply]
Re^2: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by slloyd (Hermit) on Nov 09, 2005 at 18:47 UTC
Nothing, sorry about that. I had the links as part of my signature. I can remove them if this is confusing. ------------------------------- by me http://www.basgetti.com http://www.kidlins.com	[reply]
Re^3: Expanding HPUX .depot files on a windows box? by mikeock (Hermit) on Nov 09, 2005 at 19:10 UTC
No No. Now that the line is there it makes sense. I was jsut thinking what the hell?	[reply]

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