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Date:Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:38:18 +0000 (UTC) 
Subject:Re: 15.53 - Windows Installer Available 
From:bfulg 
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--- Jeff Best <jeffb@jtbest.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >--- Aaron Sloman <A.Sloman@cs.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
> >> I guess you did not notice that there's an
> >> openpoplog sourceforge
> >> project, initiated by Jeff Best described here:
> >>
> >>
>
>http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/openpoplog.html
> >
> >Actually, I did see this but was unable to
> >successfully download anything.  They have a note
 that
> >their site that downloads are temporarily disabled
 due
> >to a RAID problem.
> >
> 
> I'm surprised that all ten or so mirrors are
> affected simultaneously?
> Anyway, it seems to be back now.

I'm sorry -- I was confused.  I thought that the "Open
Source Poplog" site at http://www.poplog.org was
associated with the Sourceforge OpenPoplog
(http://openpoplog.sourceforge.net).  The
www.poplog.org site is the one with the download
errors (ftp://ftp.bel-epa.com/pub/poplog).
 
> The current status of OpenPoplog for Windows is:
> 
> 1. A couple of Birmingham patches need applying.
> 2. Two outstanding bugs are awaiting fixes.
> 3. A bootstrap download for the %usepop%\pop\pop
> binary files is 
> available, and Roger tells me that this appears to
> work, although he is 
> not sure if the init.p file should be included.

I downloaded this yesterday and can verify that it
works on my system.

> I am currently in the last few days of another
> project, and hence very 
> busy dotting Is and crossing Ts.  I can get back to
> our setup pack task 
> some time towards the end of next week, but if any
> volunteer wishes to 
> do the job for us, we'd be very happy to accept.

I may be able to help out.  The only setup tool I'm
familiar with is Inno Setup, so if you aren't planning
on using that I would be of limited help.

Where I could help is on the Linux side, especially
with regard to creating a Debian package and working
on the build process.
 
> My main goals for Poplog at the moment are:
[ snip ]

I agree with your goal of generating a new release.  I
tried to mix bits and pieces I found from the various
web links -- a single source for the current release
would have been a big help.

Let me know if you have anything you would like help
on.  My primary interests are:

1.  Debian packaging
2.  Linux build process
3.  Helping with the native Windows stuff (I'm of
limited help here).

I'm already on sourceforge as 'bfulgham'.

Thanks,

-Brent