[cl-debian] sbcl/amd64, anonymous repository read access and a yak

[Gerd Flaig]

Hi,

and the next thing you know, you're at the zoo, shaving a yak[1].

At least, almost. I wanted a recent version of sbcl on my server
running dapper and remembered pvaneynd's repository[2]. However, it
does not contain amd64 binaries. No problem, I think, let's compile
from source. No Sources file, though.

Next step, try to find the repository. According to the cl-debian
project page[3], it's accessible with

   darcs get http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/repository/pvaneynd/sbcl

which it isn't, so I notice

   Vcs-Svn: http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/repository/pvaneynd/bzr-moved/sbcl/

in the output of 'apt-cache showsrc sbcl' on Debian sid. However,
still no luck:

   % svn co http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/repository/pvaneynd/bzr-moved/sbcl 
   svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/repository/pvaneynd/bzr-moved/sbcl'
   svn: PROPFIND of '/repository/pvaneynd/bzr-moved/sbcl': 301 Moved Permanently (http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org)

Ok, let's try that:

   % svn co http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/
   svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/'
   svn: PROPFIND of '/': 405 Method Not Allowed (http:°cl-debian.alioth.debian.org)

Ok, it seems I've gotten near the yak, but those metal bars are quite
solid. I could use some help now.

     Goodbyte, Gerd.

 [1] http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that.html
 [2] http://people.debian.org/~pvaneynd/cl-dapper-packages/
 [3] http://cl-debian.alioth.debian.org/
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