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The script performs some rather primitive checks on the prerequisite. There is no guarantee that all prerequisites are in place just because the script completes. It is just a help to detect some common issues.

Setup Subversion (SVN) access

The source code of some packages is directly fetched from subversion upon installation of the package. This requires read access to the subversion repository on https://desweb.cosmology.illinois.edu/svn/desdm/devel. Further more subversion must be configured in a way that allows access to this repository without interactively asking for the user's password. Otherwise the package installation will block for ever as EUPS does not support interaction with the user during a package installation.

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  • Error validating server certificate.... (R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently? Enter 'p' to ensure that the question won't reappear.
  • Username & Password: SVN asks first for the password, using the wrong username. Just press enter. It will then ask for the username and for the password. Agree to store the password.

Subversion (SVN) access problems

If you have problems accessing SVN or if you forgot your password you can get help here filling out this form:

See if eups works

As a quick check to see if EUPS was properly installed and the environment is set-up correctly you can try

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