Re: [boost] anonymous access to boost-consulting

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-03 14:31:57

David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "Paul A Bristow" <pbristow_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>>  
>>
>> | -----Original Message-----
>> | From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
>> | [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David Abrahams
>> | Sent: 03 February 2006 15:01
>> | To: boost_at_[hidden]
>> | Subject: Re: [boost] anonymous access to boost-consulting
>> | 
>> | "Paul A Bristow" <pbristow_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> | 
>> | > Well this is the method of access suggested in the Boost docs!
>> | >
>> | > Are you telling me this is no longer available?
>> | 
>> | Yes, it has been disabled for a long while, because the sourceforge
>> | server that provides the nightly CVS tarballs that I try to mirror
>> | routinely refuses the connection.  I just tried again, and it still
>> | happens.
>> | 
>> | > In order to help with the documentation and examples, I'm trying to
>> | > get Gennadiy's latest and greatest updates to the Boost.Test library
>> | > (only).  There are quite a lot of files, so using the web browser
>> | > doesn't seem practical.
>> | >
>> | > Please can you suggest how I can achieve this.
>> | 
>> | Use pserver access from sourceforge,
>>
>> I've reaised this issue with Sourceforge today.
>>
>>  or use some kind of spidering
>> | software to walk through and collect the relevant parts of
>> | http://boost-consulting.com/boost,
>>
>> This looks a hassle.
>>
>>  or download the snapshot tarball
>> | from http://boost-consulting.com/boost.tar.bzw
>>
>> This also works, but I only really want the test part and sorting the new
>> files is a nuisance.
>
> I've reinstated the CVS mirror at boost-consulting.  It seems that you
> can eventually get through and retrieve a tarball.  It will take a
> little while before the repository is available, though.

Unfortunately, the tarball is corrupted.  So we're back at square 1,
sorry.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com