Re: [boost] anonymous access to boost-consulting

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-03 13:54:19

"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.

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