[daip] Problem obtaining binary copy of AIPS for MacOSX.

[Keith Feggans]

Hello,


>At 12:00 PM 3/28/2005, you wrote:
>>  > >We do not offer a CDrom for 31DEC05 since that version is under active
>>  > >development.  You may do a binary install and then update it via a
>>  > >binary MNJ.  See the web page for instructions:
>>  > >      http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/aips
>>  > >Basically you download install.pl and then do a
>>  > >      perl install.pl -n
>>  > >where the -n says network (a synonym for binary) and answer the
>>  > >questions.  It is very much like a regular install except that rsync
>>  > >is used rather than a compiler.

We attempted the binary installation as indicated. However, the connection
to the AIPS download server times-out.

See the line below:
rsync: failed to connect to ftp.aoc.nrao.edu: Operation timed out

Any ideas on what we are doing wrong would be appreciated,
Keith Feggans


>AipsWiz: ==> Confirm: start the install with these settings [Y]:
>AipsWiz:  =====> Creating or updating HOSTS.LIST file
>AipsWiz:        -- Already exists, checking list of hosts...
>sh: line 1: /usr/local/aips/HOSTS.SH: No such file or directory
>AipsWiz:        -- adding 2 host(s)...
>AipsWiz:         -- Done.
>AipsWiz: /usr/local/aips/31DEC05 does not exist, will be created.
>AipsWiz: cd 31DEC05/; rsync -ruv ftp.aoc.nrao.edu::31DEC05/SYSTEM .
>rsync: failed to connect to ftp.aoc.nrao.edu: Operation timed out
>rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at 
>/SourceCache/rsync/rsync-14/rsync/clientserver.c(93)
>AipsWiz:  =====> Configuring your AIPS_ROOT area...
>AipsWiz: Error: Cannot find 31DEC05/SYSTEM/UNIX/AIPSASSN.SH
>AipsWiz: Error: AIPS SYSUNIX area is incomplete
>AipsWiz: Error: (You may want to unpack the tarball again)
>AipsWiz: Error: Cannot proceed further!
>
>AipsWiz: Install Wizard stopping.  Current settings saved in ~/.AIPSRC
>AipsWiz: Abandoning ship!  Goodbye.
>
>----------------------------------
>Susan{softw}102: cat ~/.AIPSRC
># AIPSRC created by install.pl on Mon Mar 28 16:34:06 2005
>#
>LAST_VERSION = 31DEC05
>AIPS_ROOT = /usr/local/aips
>GROUP = softw
>GROUPWRITE = YES
>INSTALL_FROM_CD = NO
>INSTALL_FROM_NET = YES
>ARCH = MACPPC
>SITE = 128.183.175.156
>THISHOST = 128.183.175.156
>HOSTS = "LOCALHOST 128.183.175.156"
>PRINTERS = "(lp17):PS~NONE~HP8100_in_rm_c020_(lp17) 
>(lp9):PS~NONE~HP4500_COLOR_PS_in_rm_c020_(lp9) COLOR:~~ 
>_128.183.173.19|HP8100:~~ in:~~ PS:~~ _128.183.170.99|HP4500:~~ rm:~~ c020:~~"
>DATA_AREAS = "/usr/local/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1:NONE"
>TAPE_DRIVES = ""
>TPHOSTS = "127.0.0.1"
>APSIZE = 20
>PRINTMED = A
>FORT =
>FORTOPT =
>CCOM =
>CCOMOPT =
>LINK =
>READLINE =
>DOTWOLIB = NO
>DOWNLOADED =
>UNPACKED =
>
>#---- End of AIPSRC file