The license situation is confusing here. The website requires registering/etc in order to get the files, but the licensing describes itself as Apache-like and explicitly does allow redistribution in terms compatible with the fink package-manager model. That means someone could agree to the license and then redistribute it for us. They do not seem to have the old version that fink has (as you note, no maintainer, so nobody's stepped up to keep this package viable--volunteers welcome!), so the package description would need to be updated. dan
On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:44:33 -0500, Matthew Kozak wrote: That's what I figured. > Sounds like it may need to be nixed from the fink table. > > Thanks, > -Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roy Mendelssohn [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 3:34 PM > To: Matt Kozak > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Fink-users] ncl > > Hi Matt: > > I just tested it and get the same result. The URL given for the download is > not valid. I also see that ncl does not have a maintainer (fink describe > ncl), so it may be out of date. The binaries available from NCAR work fine, > and registering is straightforward. I would suggest that route if some one > needs it. > > NCL is a scripting language for doing complex graphics built on top of the > NCAR Graphics Library. One of its benefits is it can read a lot of the more > common scientific data formats, so data input is simple. > > HTH, > > -Roy M. > > > On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Matt Kozak wrote: > > > Using a brand-new install of fink 0.29.16 (literally) on Snow Leopard: > > ----- > > The following package will be installed or updated: > > ncl > > curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.29.16' -O > > http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngbin/ncl-4.2.0.a032.Panther_GNU_MAC.tar.gz > > % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time > > Current > > Dload Upload Total Spent Left > > Speed > > > > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- > > 0 > > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- > > 0 > > curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 > > ### execution of curl failed, exit code 22 > > Downloading the file "ncl-4.2.0.a032.Panther_GNU_MAC.tar.gz" failed. > > > > (1) Give up > > (2) Retry the same mirror > > > > Default answer will be chosen in 120 seconds... > > How do you want to proceed? [2] > > Failed: file download failed for ncl-4.2.0.a032.Panther_GNU_MAC.tar.gz of > > package ncl-4.2.0.a032-2 > > ----- > > > > After manually visiting the domain listed in the failure, the new download > > > domain is apparently either: > > http://www.ncl.ucar.edu > > ...or: > > http://www.earthsystemgrid.org > > ...and may require an account/login? > > > > BTW, I'm getting this in fink as per the request of a faculty member - I > > have no idea what ncl really is/does, but it sounds like it may be similar > > > to gnuplot or gmt or something along those plotting ("scientific > > visualization") lines... > > > > Thanks, > > -Matt > > > > > > Matthew Kozak > > Systems Programmer/Administrator > > -------------------------------- > > Haskin Shellfish Research Lab > > 6959 Miller Avenue > > Port Norris, NJ 08349-3167 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > What happens now with your Lotus Notes apps - do you make another costly > > upgrade, or settle for being marooned without product support? Time to > move > > off Lotus Notes and onto the cloud with Force.com, apps are easier to > build, > > use, and manage than apps on traditional platforms. Sign up for the Lotus > > Notes Migration Kit to learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/salesforce-d2d > > _______________________________________________ > > Fink-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > > ********************** > "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. > Government or NOAA." > ********************** > Roy Mendelssohn > Supervisory Operations Research Analyst > NOAA/NMFS > Environmental Research Division > Southwest Fisheries Science Center > 1352 Lighthouse Avenue > Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 > > e-mail: [email protected] (Note new e-mail address) > voice: (831)-648-9029 > fax: (831)-648-8440 > www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ > > "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." > "From those who have been given much, much will be expected" > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What happens now with your Lotus Notes apps - do you make another costly > upgrade, or settle for being marooned without product support? 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