Re: BiCon imported to CVS

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad at cs dot toronto dot edu>]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Mohammed Elzubeir wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 16:10, Behdad Esfahbod wrote:
> >
> > Thanks a lot.  Can you post CVSROOT please?  I cannot check it
> > out.  I do this and fails:
> >
> > cvs -d :pserver:behdad at cvs dot arabeyes dot org:/home/arabeyes/cvs co bicon
> >
> > and it fails.
> >
>
> That is because there is no bicon module, it should be:
>
> $ cvs -d:pserver:behdad at cvs dot arabeyes dot org:/home/arabeyes/cvs co
> projects/bicon
>
> but, just for you, I added a module alias for bicon so you can run the
> above command and it will work.


Thanks.  Now it seems there's a problem with my account or
something else:

[behdad at mces arabeyes]$ cvs co bicon
cvs checkout: Updating bicon
cvs checkout: failed to create lock directory for
`/home/arabeyes/cvs/projects/bicon'
(/home/arabeyes/cvs/projects/bicon/#cvs.lock): Permission denied
cvs checkout: failed to obtain dir lock in repository
`/home/arabeyes/cvs/projects/bicon'
cvs [checkout aborted]: read lock failed - giving up


> > You should be able to just run bicon/bicon, not bin/farsi.
>
> Yes, but running it alone is kind of pointless, no? I think the README
> needs to be revamped very badly ;)

Sure.

> > Well, why not Nadim if Karouri is out of reach?  Nadim is not
> > busy with other projects AFAIK, and knows the whole thing good
> > enough.
> >
>
> I cannot speak for Nadim here, but he hasn't shown any interest in
> getting involved (but there are 'ways' to suck him in ;)
>
> > > 3. Who will be contributing to BiCon regularly? I know I plan to, any
> > > others?
> >
> > Count on me :).
>
> Naturally ;)
>
> > You've settled a homeless child.  Be God be always with you. :)
>
> And another is about to be put to sleep, 'tis life ;)

/me sighs.

> Regards