[Xcircuit-dev] Cannot access anonymous CVS

[R. Timothy Edwards]

In response to Michael Goffioul's email to xcircuit-dev:

The anonymous CVS server on opencircuitdesign.com is now fixed.  User
"anonymous" has no password for CVS login, but has read-only access
and cannot make changes to the code database.

Anyone who wants write access to the repository (which includes
magic-7.4 and 7.5, xcircuit-3.4 and 3.6, irsim-9.7, netgen-1.3, and
pcb-3.0) should email me to request write access.  This is a simple matter
of adding a line to the CVS password file, so it's not a big deal, just
a modicum of security for the site.  I don't want to discourage tool
development.

Also, a had to add a measure of security to the Wiki site, which
immediately became a spam magnet.  Since all the spam was obviously
automatically generated, the security is correspondingly lightweight.
To edit the Wiki pages, just go to the "Preferences" page and enter
"ocd_edit" into the "Administrator Password" box.  The password is
written there, so you can't forget it.

I'm working entirely through CVS now.  For those who have voiced
concern about not getting the convenient tarballs:  I have set up
an automated system (cron job) which daily checks, for each package,
if any commits have been made to the CVS database.  If so, it
increments the revision number, builds a new tarball, posts the
new tarball on the package download web page, and adds the CVS
revision comments to the code history web page.  So, note to
developers:  please make helpful comments on the edit page after a
CVS commit, and remember that whatever you write will be posted
on the website for everyone to see.

					Thanks,
					Tim

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