[nhc-bugs] Old nhc98 repository

[Malcolm Wallace]

I have found that it is necessary to use darcs-2.5.x or earlier, in order for it to understand the repository format.

Regards,
    Malcolm

On 16 Apr 2013, at 21:36, Niklas Röjemo wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I got a bit nostalgic and decided to try to install nhc98, but I'm afraid at least the download instructions and the start script is out of date.
> Both the documentation and the start script uses --partial, and that option does not exist in the darcs I got when I installed one today from Ubuntu Software Center (darcs 2.7.99.1). The download seems to work when I removed --partial, but now darcs complains.
> 
> ***********************************************************************
>  _______   Sorry for the wait! The repository you are fetching is
> |       |  using the DEPRECATED 'old-fashioned' format. I'm getting a
> | O   O |  hashed copy instead, but this may take a while.
> |  ___  |
> | /   \ |  We recommend that the maintainer upgrade the remote copy
> |_______|  as well. See http://wiki.darcs.net/OF for more information.
> 
> ***********************************************************************
> 
> If darcs 2.4.4 or later is available on the machine with the repositories then
> 
> darcs optimize --upgrade
> 
> is supposed to fix this problem.
> 
> 
>  Regards,
>  Niklas Röjemo
> 
> 
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