### Getting the sources by FTP or CVS

Get the snapshot archive from

> ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/libstdc++/

You will probably need to use one of the mirror sites due to the heavy load on the main server.

CVS repository available by anonymous CVS.

- cvs -z9 -d :pserver:anoncvs@sourceware.cygnus.com:/cvs/libstdc++ login
- enter ``anoncvs'' for the password
- cvs -z9 -d :pserver:anoncvs@sourceware.cygnus.com:/cvs/libstdc++ co libstdc++
- You only need to specify the repository root the first time; after that cvs will go to the correct place automatically. Using '-z9' is highly recommended, as it will reduce the bandwidth required.
- You can problems building the library by using prebuilt binaries of snapshots from Mumit Khan's Cygwin pages.