[Biophp-dev] Re: New question from the Newbie

[Nico Stuurman]

Hi Fred,

> Do you have an url where I can find updated version of these scripts in order
> to start playing.

No, that looks like the right place (which still does not explain where
that line you quoted came from, maybe better to mention the filename and
line number?).

In general, however, it is better and easier (in the long run) to check
out the cvs repository.  The files you are using are maintained in a
source code control system called 'cvs'.  If you happen to have a UNIX
based OS, you are ready to use cvs.  There are tools for windows as
well, but the last reports (9 months ago) indicated they do not work
with the cvs at bioinformatics.org.  You can find instructions on how to
use cvs at:
http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=14033&group_id=1

On my box I can just type:

cvs -z3 -d:ext:nicost@bioinformatics.org:/cvsroot co biophp

and I will be prompted for my password (note that the environment
variable 'CVS_RSH' should be set to 'ssh').  You'll need an account at
bioinformatics.org for this to work (just request one using their
webinterface, anonymous checkout is also possible), and - to be able to
put your changes back into the repository - you will need write access
as well (which Sean can grant you).


Hope you are not overwhelmed.

Best,

Nico