[Python-Dev] anonymous cvs checkout

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Edward Loper wrote:
> I'm having trouble checking out an anonymous copy of the Python CVS 
> repository.  I tried the instructions from both the developer FAQ and 
> the SF CVS page; and tried checking it out from debian, win2k, and OS X. 
>  In all cases, I get an error that looks something like this:
> 
>     cvs server: cannot read file in mydbm_load_file: Input/output error
>     cvs checkout: in directory .:
>     cvs [checkout aborted]: *PANIC* administration files missing
> 
> A google search for "mydbm_load_file" didn't turn up anything useful. 
> Anyone have an idea what's going wrong?  Thanks!

It appears SF broke anonymous CVS. This has already been reported, e.g.
as

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=963875&group_id=1&atid=200001

Regards,
Martin