sechzer@zodiac.rutgers.edu (S. L. Sechzer, Economics, Rutgers U) (10/24/89)
Is there a network server from which I can get GNU programs? Thanks Selig L. Sechzer sechzer@pisces.rutgers.edu
tower@AI.MIT.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (11/18/89)
Errors-To: gnu-misc-discuss-request@cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: gnu-misc-discuss@cis.ohio-state.edu Sender: gnu-misc-discuss-request@cis.ohio-state.edu Date: 24 Oct 89 15:00:18 GMT From: zodiac!sechzer@galaxy.rutgers.edu (S. L. Sechzer, Economics, Rutgers U) Organization: Rutgers University - CCIS Is there a network server from which I can get GNU programs? Thanks Selig L. Sechzer sechzer@pisces.rutgers.edu enjoy -len ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trust you won't be bothered by the canned reply. Individual requests have a lower priority than work that benefits everybody. Consider it a contribution on your part to the GNU Project. The following are appended: FTPing/UUCPing GNU Software Mail Ordering GNU Software Each section is separated by a row of hyphens. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP. Last updated 11 Apr 1989 * No Warranties We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he says so in writing. * Updates If you find this file in the Emacs distribution, there is a chance it is out of date. If you plan to FTP files from prep.ai.mit.edu, you might as well start by FTPing the current version of this file, which is `/u2/emacs/etc/FTP'. * FTPing GNU Software ** GNU Emacs and How To FTP It If you are on the Internet (see also "** Alternative Internet FTP Sources" below), you can at present copy the latest distribution version of GNU Emacs from the file /u2/emacs/edist.tar on host prep.ai.mit.edu (or the file /u2/emacs/edist.tar.Z which has been run through compress after tar). These files are about 7 and 3 megabytes long, respectively. After you unpack the distribution, be sure to look at the files README and INSTALL. Because of difficulties in transferring large files, often a split version of the tar file is created. This is a directory named /u2/emacs/edist.tar-M.N-split or perhaps /u2/emacs/edist.tar-M.N.Z-split, containing files of 100000 characters each. There is generally no trouble in ftping files of this size. They can be combined with cat to make a tar file or compressed tar file. Some ftp'ers have found it necessary for successful file transfer: - to set the binary/image mode - to explicitly use prep.ai.mit.edu internet address: 18.71.0.38 (as of 11 April 89) Files of differences from previous widely distributed GNU Emacs versions to the present version are also available on prep.ai.mit.edu under names of the form diff-OO.OO-NN.NN in directory /u2/emacs . These are made with diff -rc2. Sometimes there are compressed versions of these difference files as well; their names have .Z appended. The Emacs manual in source form is included in the distribution. The dvi file produced by TeX is not included, but a copy may be available for ftp under the name /u2/emacs/emacs.dvi. ** Copying Only Recently Changed Files A special version of rcp exists which allows you, on an Internet host, to copy all GNU Emacs files whose last-mod-dates don't match your files. See the file /u2/emacs/etc/RCP on prep.ai.mit.edu for information on using it. ** The VMS version of GNU Emacs and How To FTP It. You can ftp a VMS version of GNU emacs directly from 128.110.8.24, cc.utah.edu. User anonymous, pass guest. It has already been compiled and linked so it is ready to run. You will need to ftp the reblock.for program to reblock the saveset so that the backup utility can restore that saveset. Do a backup/list on the ftp'd saveset and catch the header info that backup puts out. It contains the correct block size to reblock the file to. Remember to ftp it in binary mode. ** GDB and How To FTP It. GDB, the GNU source-level C debugger, is part of the Emacs distribution. It can be found separately in the directory /u2/emacs/dist/gdb as 65 separate files. If there is a demand, separate tar files of GDB can be made available. ** The VMS version of GCC and How To FTP It. Jonathan Corbet has made the "bootstrap files" for the GNU C compiler available for pseudo-anonymous FTP on rdss.ucar.edu. The full gcc sources are also available, for anybody who wants to start from scratch. Jonathan Corbet also requests that you please limit your access to outside the hours of 8-6 (mountain time) on weekdays. RDSS is a *very* busy machine during the day. Jonathan notes, "I don't think I have to tell you what will happen if my users feel they are being slowed down by outside people grabbing software." The procedure is this: FTP to rdss.ucar.edu (128.117.80.1), and log in with a username of FTP, password FTP. Cd into the [.gcc] directory, and grab either or both of these files: bootstrap.bck The bootstrap files -- not much more than the .exe files. About 1.3 mb. gcc.bck The full-blown gcc source code. About 5mb. Both of these files are backup savesets, and should thus be grabbed in binary mode. SPAN people can grab the same files from rdss::du:[ftp.gcc]. If your node database does not know about rdss, use 9452 instead. Jonathan Corbet is with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Field Observing Facility Internet: corbet@rdss.ucar.edu SPAN: rdss::corbet (rdss = 9452) Usenet: ...!ncar!rdss!corbet ** Other GNU Software and How To FTP It. This software is available on prep.ai.mit.edu under directory /u2/emacs. Files containing diff from previous versions are often available. Compressed versions of the tar or diff files are often available (indicated by a .Z suffix). Much of this software is in beta test (probably still buggy), and is being made available for use by hackers who like to test software. M.N indicates a version number. Bison bison.tar.Z GNU Assembler (gas) gas-dist.tar.Z BETA TEST GNU C Compiler (gcc) gcc.tar-M.N.Z Late BETA TEST GNU C++ Compiler (g++) g++.tar-M.N.Z BETA TEST GNU C++ Library dist-libg++.tar.Z BETA TEST GNU C++ Debugger (gdb+) gdb+.tar-M.N.Z BETA TEST GNU AWK (gawk) gawk.tar-M.N.Z BETA TEST GNU Make make.tar-M.N.Z BETA TEST GNU ld, ar, gprof, size, nm and strip binutils.tar.Z BETA TEST GNU Diff diff.tar.Z BETA TEST GNU e?grep grep-M.N.tar.Z BETA TEST GNU Ghostscript ghostscript-M.N.tar.Z Early BETA TEST GNU Chess gnuchess.tar.Z GNU Buttons & Designs button.M.N.ps ** Scheme and How To FTP It The latest distribution version of C Scheme is on the machine zurich.ai.mit.edu. To obtain a "tarred" copy of this directory, telnet to zurich.ai.mit.edu and log in as scheme (password: scheme). A file called dist.tar will be created (if there isn't one already), and you will be given a choice of the file transfer program to run (of all the ones supported by zurich). It should be self-explanatory (ha, ha! [try ? for help]). Read the files INSTALL and README in the top level C Scheme directory. ** Alternative Internet FTP Sources The administrators of wsmr-simtel20.army.mil maintains copies of GNU distributed software for MILNET/DDN hosts. It is available via anonymous ftp from PD:<UNIX-C.GNU> in the original tar or tar.Z format. The administrators of louie.udel.edu maintains copies of GNU Emacs and the compress program. The files are available via anonymous ftp under directory ~ftp/gnu. louie's addresses are (as of 21 Feb 1987): 10.0.0.96 louie udel-louie eecis3 udel-relay udel 192.5.39.3 louie.udel.edu udel-louie.arpa udel-louie louie udel-relay udel udel.edu Emacs and other GNU programs may be available on nic.nyser.net, in /usb/gnu/emacs-dist.tar{,.Z}. Anonymous ftp starts you in directory /usb. Emacs and other GNU programs may be available on gatekeeper.dec.com, spam.istc.sri.com, scam.berkeley.edu, uunet.uu.net, wuarchive.wustl.edu, and bu-it.bu.edu via anonymous ftp. * Getting GNU software in England jpo@cs.nott.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has available. The smaller items are available from the info-server (send to info-server@cs.nott.ac.uk) the larger items by negotiation. Due to communication costs this service is only available within the UK. BattenIG@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk is also willing to distribute those GNU sources he has available. He can also write tapes in qic-21, qic-24 and VMS TK50s formats. lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has available along with comp.sources.unix, comp.sources.x, comp.os.minix and X windows. All items are available using uucp, NIFTP over JANET or, via a suitable gateway, from PSS sites as well. Due to communication costs this service is only available within the UK. Mail to info-server@doc.ic.ac.uk for details. He can also write sun cartridge or exabyte tapes. * Getting GNU software in Finland Site sauna.hut.fi has many of the GNU programs available for anonymous ftp. * Getting GNU software in Denmark Site freja.diku.dk (Internet address 129.142.96.1) has many of the GNU programs, TeX, and the X window system available for anonymous ftp. * Getting GNU software via UUCP OSU is distributing via UUCP: most GNU software, MIT C Scheme, Compress, News, RN, NNTP, Patch, some Appletalk stuff, some of the Internet Requests For Comment (RFC) et al.. See their periodic postings on the Usenet newsgroup comp.sources.d for informational updates. Current details from Karl Kleinpaste <karl@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> or <...!osu-cis!karl>; or Bob Sutterfield <bob@the-same-places>. 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