Re: 5-axis machine controller

["Steve Carlisle" <quatsein-at-island.net>]

Ray, thanks for that info. Is it right in that I need to do the
CVS access under linux?

Steve

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> From: Ray <rehenry-at-up.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <emc-at-nist.gov>
> Subject: Re: 5-axis machine controller
> Date: Thursday, December 21, 2000 5:41 PM
> 
> 
> On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Steve wrote:
> > Lawrence, There must be a lot more to logging into and 
> > using Sourceforge. It asks for registration, and other stuff
> > related to SSL. I typed in my name and hit enter like you
> > say for the password, and it just laughs at me!
> 
> I did a little more testing using my linux box and that url 
> 
> https://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=6744
> 
> gets you to the checkout page.  With that page showing on netscape I
> started a terminal and typed in the first anonymous command -- the login
> one.  After a bit it dropped me back to my local prompt so I entered the
> second download command using emc for modulename.
> 
> It started dumping stuff on my pc in the directory that I started the
> terminal from.  You will need to leave the netscape and terminal windows
> while the download is in progress.  If you don't use netscape, good luck
> with what you use.
> 
> To get the whole repository you will need to check out both emc and
rcslib
> using separate commands for each.  Just cd to the correct directory
before
> you start each download.
> 
> The only question that I still have is that I have a working cvs system
on
> my pc allready and that may influence the success of the terminal
> commands.  This I do not know.--  You will if it tells you that the
> command can not be found.  If that is the case you could install the CVS
> RPM. 
> 
> When I have a complete download, I copy the file
> emc/scripts/generic/packupsrc into the directory that holds both the emc
> and rcslib directories.  Running packupsrc from that location makes a
> tarball of the essential sources.
> 
> Then I move that tarball into a clean /usr/local/nist*** directory and
> untar it and execute install.  The last one I did a few days ago worked
> without a hitch this way.
> 
> Hope that this helps.--
> 
> Ray
>