gnuplot-beta

Re: gnuplot 4.1 source

[Darrell K. <dk....@qu...>]

Ethan Merritt wrote:
> Yes.  Download it from cvs.
> The instructions on SourceForge are complete and correct
> as to how you can do this.

I too am having no luck checking out gnuplot code via CVS
today, though the error is different than Winnie reported:

$ cvs -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/gnuplot login
Logging in to :pserver:ano...@cv...:2401/cvsroot/gnuplot
CVS password: 
$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/gnuplot co -P gnuplot
can't create temporary directory /tmp/cvs-serv6605
Too many links
$ 

This appears to be a server-side error, and it seems to be
limited to the gnuplot repository.  I'm able to check out
other sourceforge projects successfully, such as

   cvs -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/itools-htmlarea login
   cvs -z3 -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/itools-htmlarea co -P htmlarea

Googling indicates that others have seen similar errors from
anonymous cvs servers at sourceforge and elsewhere in the past.

If any of the maintainers are able to get this resolved,
and/or if anyone can send me a relatively recent 4.1
snapshot, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Darrell
(habitual gnuplot abuser)

Re: gnuplot 4.1 source

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

Darrell Kindred wrote:
> $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/gnuplot co -P gnuplot
> can't create temporary directory /tmp/cvs-serv6605
> Too many links


> This appears to be a server-side error, 

What do you deduce that from?  Did you try cvs -t -z3 ... to get it to 
report the entire conversation your client has with the server?

 > and it seems to be limited to the gnuplot repository.

Well, somebody should report that to SF.net then ('Help' in the upper 
bar, 'Get Support' in the lower, then follow the instructions to posting 
a support request).  I suggest you do it.  We, as the project admins, 
have no more direct control over those CVS servers than anonymous users 
do --- this has to be handled by SF.net staff.

Re: gnuplot 4.1 source

[Darrell K. <dk....@qu...>]

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
> Darrell Kindred wrote:
> > $ cvs -z3
> > -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/gnuplot
> > co -P gnuplot
> > can't create temporary directory /tmp/cvs-serv6605
> > Too many links
> 
> > This appears to be a server-side error, 
> 
> What do you deduce that from?  

I saw the same errors from clients at multiple sites; I ran
cvs under "strace" and saw the error message coming from the
server; and I noted that the PIDs (e.g., 6605) were not from
the client system.

> Did you try cvs -t -z3 ... to get it to report the entire
> conversation your client has with the server?

Wasn't aware of that option - thanks.

>  > and it seems to be limited to the gnuplot repository.
> 
> Well, somebody should report that to SF.net then ('Help'
> in the upper bar, 'Get Support' in the lower, then follow
> the instructions to posting a support request).  I suggest
> you do it.  We, as the project admins, have no more direct
> control over those CVS servers than anonymous users do ---
> this has to be handled by SF.net staff.

I'll happily do so if this happens in the future; I wasn't
sure what the right procedure was.  The problem persisted
yesterday, but seems to have been resolved now.

Thanks,

Darrell