[0] Update Record

Jun.29,1997 xhfs-1.17b compiled with tcl7.6jp_tk4.2jp

Sep.29,1997 xhfs-2.0 compiled with jp-tcltk-7.6_4.2-1B with "kanji internalCode SJIS".

[1] Installation Instructions

To use precompiled binaries, you have to first set up shared libraries coming with DR2.1update4. To do this look at this and follow the instruction given there.

Now if you do not have a japanized version of tcl7.6/tk4.2, you have to install it first:

$ su

# rpm -i jp-tcltk-7.6_4.2-1B.ppc.rpm

Otherwise, skip this step.

Then do

# rpm -i jp-xhfs-2.0-1A.ppc.rpm

[2] Known Problems

As discussed in (mklinux-jp5342,5353,5356) xhfs complains when it encounters any non-asicii single byte character and fails to display subsequent file names in its list window. Don't panic even if you don't see some file you expect to see. It's there. Anyway you had better not trust this too much, when you handle files with japanese names or names with trademarks, ...