Wise is that evil directory with files containing blanks, and other weird Windows stuff. Nothing in that directory seems to have changed recently. (martin＠lasker) ws/dev/nt/installer/Wise $ ll total 132 -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 517 Sep 6 1999 dirs.py* -rw-r--r-- 1 martin martin 981 Sep 6 1999 README -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 868 Sep 6 1999 files.py* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 454 Sep 6 1999 filelist.py* -rw-r--r-- 1 martin martin 712 Sep 6 1999 el.reg -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 1673 Sep 6 1999 display\ readme.dlg* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 391 Sep 6 1999 version.py* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 764 Sep 6 1999 type.dlg* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 4326 Sep 6 1999 pre_wise.py* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 4689 Sep 6 1999 packages.py* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 6636 Sep 6 1999 libs.dlg* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 39884 Sep 6 1999 xemacs.tmpl* -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 1901 Sep 6 1999 welcome.dlg* -rw-r--r-- 1 martin martin 5274 Dec 15 03:15 gnu.bmp -rwxr-xr-x 1 martin martin 56390 Dec 15 03:16 xemacs-beta.bmp* drwxr-xr-x 2 martin martin 1024 Dec 15 03:16 CVS/ (martin＠lasker) ws/dev/nt/installer/Wise $ cvs update cvs server: Updating . The standard workaround is usually something like rm -rf nt/installer; cvs update nt JV> Is anybody else seeing this JV> cvs server: Updating nt/installer JV> cvs server: Updating nt/installer/Wise JV> cvs [update aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if any) JV> korteweg:/scratch/xemacs/xemacs-20> cd nt/installer/ JV> korteweg:/scratch/xemacs/xemacs-20/nt/installer> cvs update JV> ? Wise/.new.xemacs-be JV> cvs server: Updating . JV> cvs server: Updating Wise JV> cvs [update aborted]: reading from server: Connection reset by peer JV> korteweg:/scratch/xemacs/xemacs-20/nt/installer> cvs --version JV> Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.10.7 (client/server) JV> Copyright (c) 1989-1998 Brian Berliner, david d `zoo' zuhn, JV> Jeff Polk, and other authors JV> CVS may be copied only under the terms of the GNU General Public License, JV> a copy of which can be found with the CVS distribution kit. JV> Specify the --help option for further information about CVS JV> korteweg:/scratch/xemacs/xemacs-20/nt/installer>

cgw> I think the code in Wise (something I contributed) is completely dead cgw> now, this was my version of the installer for Windows which I cgw> understand has been completely superseded - maybe it's best to move cgw> this off to the Attic? You have CVS write access, don't you? Could you take care of this? Martin

Andy Piper writes: Ah, this makes me happy, I haven't been following the Windows stuff at all and it's nice to know that this work has been built on rather than tossed away!