[GCC-XML] timeout errors getting latest source from cvs?

[Brad King]

Tim Black wrote:
> Sorry for the copy/paste error in my initial post. The command I am using is the
> same one from http://www.gccxml.org/HTML/Download.html:
> 
> $ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs at www.gccxml.org:/cvsroot/GCC_XML login
> Logging in to :pserver:anoncvs at www.gccxml.org:2401/cvsroot/GCC_XML
> CVS password:
> cvs [login aborted]: connect to www.gccxml.org(66.194.253.19):2401 failed:
> Connection timed out
> 
> So it looks like I'm able to send the initial request to the CVS server, because
> it asks for the password, but after I enter the password it hangs for aboput 20
> seconds and gives the error.
> 
> I'm looking into whether or not we have port 2401 open in our proxy/firewall.

I suspect it is a firewall problem.  It's your local cvs client that
prompts for the password before even trying to connect (that's what the
'login' command does).  Therefore you're not getting any connection at
all.  I just checked and the server is up and working.

-Brad