Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] TC release version 0.65

[John C. <jo...@we...>]

On Wednesday 06 January 2010 17:58:32 David Essex wrote:
> John Culleton wrote:
> ...
>
> > Sourceforge does not seem to have the VB-ISAM file on the url you list.
> > I use Linux.
> >
> > I went to the TinyCOBOL page instead and tried to download the bz2 file.
> > Each time the connection was reset. I'll wait a day or two and see if
> > things improve.
>
> In my experience, SF downloads are problematic. Even worst when using a
> web browser as it will not warn you of an incomplete download.
>
> So I generally use 'wget'. It will automatically reconnect and start the
> download from the fail point. You can also use the continue option '-c'.
> If that fails try using a mirror.
>
> Just click on link to go to the SF secondary download page, and copy the
> 'direct link'.
>
> For example, the SF secondary download page is [1] and the direct link
> is [2].
>
> wget 'insert direct link url here ...' -O vbisam-2.0.tar.bz2
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 1) SF secondary download page
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/tiny-cobol/files/isam/vbisam-2.0.tar.bz2/do
>wnload 2) SF download direct link
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tiny-cobol/isam/vbisam-2.0.tar.bz2
>?use_mirror=hivelocity

Given those urls the download took place in seconds. The ./configure make make 
install cycle also took just seconds. Wget wasn't needed. 
Now I need a working url  for the Tiny Cobol 65 package itself. 
-- 
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