Tom Nugent Jr wrote: > Here's a newbie question for you: I'm looking at a graphics package, > in particular NetPBM. I'm wondering what the difference is between > netpbm, netpbm-bin, and netpbm-shlibs? I see that a similar set of > packages exists, for example, for libtiff (and most other lib*) too. > Which one would I choose for installation (or do I need all 3)?
Many of the lib* packages are things you do not install yourself, but rather, they get installed automatically because packages you install "depend" on them. If you need to install it yourself, though, a general rule of thumb is that "foo-bin" would contain the binary files (the ones you as a user are likely to run directly). So I would install netpbm-bin in your case. If there is no "foo-bin" then installing "foo" is probably the way to go. The "foo-shlibs" packages will get installed automatically when they are needed. This -bin/-shlibs business is a relatively recent thing in fink, and eventually the documentation will catch up with current developments! -- Dave _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
