# Getting the 1.7.2 source

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/895>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [29 July 2002 14:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/895 "2002-07-29T14:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Berger\_Daniel2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@Berger\_Daniel2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Berger_Daniel2)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2002 14:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/895/1 "2002-07-29T14:46:59Z")

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Hi all,

I’m trying to download and install the latest 1.7.2 source via CVS based on  
instructions at [rubycentral.com](http://rubycentral.com). I probably don’t know what I’m doing, but  
I keep getting “connection timed out” when I try to do anonymous login.

What I would _really_ like is a .tar.gz link somewhere that a cvs-ignorant  
slob like me can just click, download and install.

Is there such a thing?

Regards,

Dan

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**Author:** ![ts1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@ts1](https://rubytalk.org/u/ts1)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2002 15:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/895/2 "2002-07-29T15:04:06Z")

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> What I would \*really\* like is a .tar.gz link somewhere that a cvs-ignorant  
> slob like me can just click, download and install.

&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/download.html](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/download.html)

Select a mirror, then goto in the directory ruby/snapshots

but this is not the latest CVS version

Guy Decoux

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**Author:** ![Lyle\_Johnson6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lyle\_Johnson6](https://rubytalk.org/u/Lyle_Johnson6)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2002 15:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/895/3 "2002-07-29T15:14:29Z")

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Berger, Daniel wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I’m trying to download and install the latest 1.7.2 source via CVS based on  
> instructions at [rubycentral.com](http://rubycentral.com). I probably don’t know what I’m doing, but  
> I keep getting “connection timed out” when I try to do anonymous login.
> 
> What I would _really_ like is a .tar.gz link somewhere that a cvs-ignorant  
> slob like me can just click, download and install.
> 
> Is there such a thing?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dan

Here:

```
ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/snapshot.tar.gz

```

is a snapshot of the latest CVS sources for Ruby 1.7.2.

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**Author:** ![Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nobuyoshi_Nakada)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2002 15:38 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/895/4 "2002-07-29T15:38:56Z")

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Hi,

> **···**
>
> At Mon, 29 Jul 2002 23:46:59 +0900, Berger, Daniel [djberge@qwest.com](mailto:djberge@qwest.com) wrote:
> 
> > I’m trying to download and install the latest 1.7.2 source via CVS based on  
> > instructions at [rubycentral.com](http://rubycentral.com). I probably don’t know what I’m doing, but  
> > I keep getting “connection timed out” when I try to do anonymous login.
> 
> Are you inside a firewall?
> 
> –  
> Nobu Nakada