2:14 p.m.
>>>> "APA" == Adrian Aichner
<adrian(a)xemacs.org> writes:
>>>> "johnny" == johnny hill
<johnny.hill(a)btinternet.com> writes:
APA> Hey Johnny!
APA> ftp://ftp.metalab.unc.edu/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/
APA> has indeed no packages directory!
APA> Try
APA> ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/pub/packages/xemacs/packages/
APA> by selecting
APA> uiuc.edu (United States)
APA> from
APA> Options -> Manage Packages -> Add Download Site
Hmmh, that site is not up-to-date either.
The newest packages there are dated Aug 1999 while xemacs.org had the
latest package update today.
Your best choice is xemacs.org if that connection is not too slow from
where you are located.
Best regards,
Adrian
APA> postmaster(a)metalab.unc.edu, xemacs-beta:
APA> Should ftp.metalab.unc.edu be taken out of the list of mirrors?
APA> Best regards,
APA> Adrian
>> Signaling: (ftp-error "FTP Error: CWD 550
>> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory. failed:
>> ")
>> signal(ftp-error ("FTP Error: CWD 550
>> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory. failed:
>> "))
>> efs-error("metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" "CWD 550
>> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory. failed:
>> ")
>> #<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host
>> user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg
>> nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont
efs-call-cont
>> nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir
>> file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename
>> #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait
result line
>> temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22>(failed
>> "550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or
directory." ""
>> unix unix:unknown "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous"
("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC") "/tmp/efsfgBEfC"
"/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al"
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al" parse t nil t nil nil nil)
>> apply(#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type
>> host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror
>> msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont
>> efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist
dir
>> file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename
>> #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait
result line
>> temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> (failed
>> "550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or
directory." ""
>> unix unix:unknown "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous"
("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC") "/tmp/efsfgBEfC"
"/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al"
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al" parse t nil t nil nil nil))
>> efs-call-cont((#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type
>> listing-type host user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse
>> parse noerror msg nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user
host
>> cont efs-call-cont nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd
>> nlist dir file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s"
efs-relativize-filename
>> #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait
result line
>> temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> unix
>> unix:unknown "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous"
("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC") "/tmp/efsfgBEfC"
"/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al"
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al" parse t nil t nil nil nil) failed "550
>> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory."
"")
>> #<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg
>> pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont
retry
>> fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed (append rename put) quote stor match-data
>> (...) nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host
>> afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont
>> case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12>(failed
>> "550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or
directory." ""
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp
anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*"
>> pid 6180 state:run> (cwd "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/")
"CWD'ing
>> to /anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/" nil
>> (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host
>> user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg
>> nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont
efs-call-cont
>> nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir
>> file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename
>> #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait
result line
>> temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> unix
>> unix:unknown "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous"
("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC") "/tmp/efsfgBEfC"
"/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al"
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al" parse t nil t nil nil nil) nil nil)
>> apply(#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg
>> pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont
retry
>> fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed (append rename put) quote stor match-data
>> (...) nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host
>> afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont
>> case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12> (failed
>> "550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or
directory." ""
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp
anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*"
>> pid 6180 state:run> (cwd "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/")
"CWD'ing
>> to /anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/" nil
>> (#<compiled-function ... "...(93)" ... 22> unix unix:unknown
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" ("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
"/tmp/efsfgBEfC")
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC" "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"-al"
>> "/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"-al"
>> parse t nil t nil nil nil) nil nil))
>> efs-call-cont((#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc
>> cmd msg pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd
nowait
>> cont retry fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed ... quote stor match-data ...
>> nil string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host
>> afsc-result afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont
>> case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12>
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp
anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*"
>> pid 6180 state:run> (cwd "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/")
"CWD'ing
>> to /anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/" nil
>> (#<compiled-function ... "...(93)" ... 22> unix unix:unknown
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" ("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
"/tmp/efsfgBEfC")
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC" "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"-al"
>> "/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"-al"
>> parse t nil t nil nil nil) nil nil) failed "550
>> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory."
"")
>> efs-process-filter(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*" pid
6180
>> state:run> "550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or
>> directory.\nftp> ")
>> accept-process-output(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*"
pid
>> 6180 state:run>)
>> byte-code("..." [efs-process-nowait efs-process-busy proc
process-status
>> (run open) accept-process-output] 2)
>> efs-raw-send-cmd(#<process "*ftp anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*" pid
6180
>> state:run> "quote cwd /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"CWD'ing to
>> /anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/" nil
>> (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host user proc cmd msg
>> pre-cont cont nowait noretry) "...(177)" [line result cmd nowait cont
retry
>> fatal efs-send-cmd t 1 2 failed ... quote stor match-data ... nil
>> string-match efs-write-recover efs-host-type efs-call-cont host afsc-result
>> afsc-line afsc-cont-lines cont-lines noretry user msg pre-cont
>> case-fold-search cfs buff match-data efs-write-protect-msgs] 12>
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" #<process "*ftp
anonymous(a)metalab.unc.edu*"
>> pid 6180 state:run> (cwd "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/")
"CWD'ing
>> to /anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/" nil
>> (#<compiled-function ... "...(93)" ... 22> unix unix:unknown
>> "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" ("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
"/tmp/efsfgBEfC")
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC" "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"-al"
>> "/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
"-al"
>> parse t nil t nil nil nil) nil nil) nil)
>> efs-send-cmd("metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous" (cwd
>> "/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/") "CWD'ing to
>> /anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/" nil
>> (#<compiled-function (result line cont-lines host-type listing-type host
>> user temp temp-file path switches file lsargs noparse parse noerror msg
>> nowait cont nlist) "...(93)" [path noerror msg user host cont
efs-call-cont
>> nil efs-error format "CWD %s failed: " efs-send-cmd nlist dir
>> file-name-nondirectory t "Listing %s" efs-relativize-filename
>> #<compiled-function ... "...(267)" ... 13> lsargs file nowait
result line
>> temp host-type listing-type temp-file switches noparse parse] 22> unix
>> unix:unknown "metalab.unc.edu" "anonymous"
("/tmp/efsfgBEfC" .
>> "/tmp/efsfgBEfC") "/tmp/efsfgBEfC"
"/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al"
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al" parse t nil t nil nil nil) nil)
>>
>>
efs-ls("/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/"
>> "-al" t parse nil)
>>
>>
efs-get-files("/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/")
>>
>>
>>
efs-get-file-entry("/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>> #<compiled-function (path) "...(7)" [path efs-get-file-entry t]
2>
("/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>> apply(#<compiled-function (path) "...(7)" [path efs-get-file-entry
t] 2>
>>
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>> efs-internal-file-exists-p(unix
>>
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>>
>>
efs-file-exists-p("/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>> apply(efs-file-exists-p
>>
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>> efs-file-handler-function(file-exists-p
>>
"/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:/pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>>
>>
file-exists-p("/anonymous＠metalab.unc.edu:pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>>
>> package-get-locate-file("package-index.LATEST.pgp" t nil)
>> package-get-locate-index-file(nil)
>> (let ((dflt ...)) (list (read-file-name "Load package-get database: "
...
>> dflt t ...)))
>> )
>> call-interactively(package-get-update-base)
>> read-minibuffer-internal("Load package-get database: ")
>> byte-code("..." [recursion-depth minibuffer-depth t standard-input
>> standard-output read-minibuffer-internal prompt] 2)
>> read-from-minibuffer("Load package-get database: "
>> ("/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/package-index.LATEST.pgp" . 34)
>> #<keymap read-file-name-map 2 entries 0xcbb> nil file-name-history)
>> read-file-name-2(file-name-history "Load package-get database: "
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/"
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/package-index.LATEST.pgp" t
>> "package-index.LATEST.pgp" read-file-name-internal)
>> mouse-read-file-name-1(file-name-history "Load package-get database: "
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/"
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/package-index.LATEST.pgp" t
>> "package-index.LATEST.pgp" read-file-name-internal)
>> read-file-name-1(file-name-history "Load package-get database: "
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/"
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/package-index.LATEST.pgp" t
>> "package-index.LATEST.pgp" read-file-name-internal)
>> read-file-name("Load package-get database: "
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/"
>> "/usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.1.11/etc/package-index.LATEST.pgp" t
>> "package-index.LATEST.pgp")
>> (list (read-file-name "Load package-get database: "
(file-name-directory
>> dflt) dflt t (file-name-nondirectory dflt)))
>> )
>> (let ((dflt ...)) (list (read-file-name "Load package-get database: "
...
>> dflt t ...)))
>> )
>> call-interactively(package-get-update-base)
>>
johnny> open metalab.unc.edu
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ftp> hash
johnny> Hash mark printing on (1024 bytes/hash mark).
ftp> quote pwd
johnny> 257 "/" is current directory.
ftp> quote syst
johnny> 215 UNIX Type: L8
ftp> quote cwd
johnny> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp/
johnny> 550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp/: No
such
johnny> file or directory.
ftp> quote site idle
johnny> 200 Current IDLE time limit is 900 seconds; max 7200
ftp> quote cwd /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/
johnny> 550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory.
ftp> quote cwd
johnny> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp/
johnny> 550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp/: No
such
johnny> file or directory.
ftp> quote cwd /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/
johnny> 550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory.
ftp> quote cwd
johnny> /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp/
johnny> 550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/package-index.LATEST.pgp/: No
such
johnny> file or directory.
ftp> quote cwd /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/
johnny> 550 /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/: No such file or directory.
ftp>
>>>
>>> >----- Original Message -----
>>> >From: Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org>
>>> >To: johnny.hill <johnny.hill(a)btinternet.com>
>>> >Cc: <webmaster(a)xemacs.org>
>>> >Sent: 28 October 2000 16:24
>>> >Subject: Re: running xemacs
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > >>>> "johnny" ==
johnny hill <johnny.hill(a)btinternet.com> writes:
>>> > >
>>> > > johnny> I managed to get xemacs running fine, but when
trying to
>>> > > johnny> install packages xemacs tells me it cant find
the package
>>> > > johnny> -index file , even though it is there in the ftp
directory
>>> > >
>>> > > Make sure you select the ftp server you intend to download
from:
>>> > >
>>> > > Options -> Manage Packages -> Add Download Site
>>> > >
>>> > > If you did that, then send us a backtrace after setting
>>> > > Options -> General Options -> Debug On Error
>>> > > along with the contents of the relevant *ftp ...* buffer.
>>> > >
>>> > > Best regards,
>>> > >
>>> > > Adrian
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org>,
http://www.xemacs.org
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
APA> --
APA> Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org>, http://www.xemacs.org
--
Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org>, http://www.xemacs.org