jason cipriani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> I'm not having any problems, but I was just curious what the difference
> between "apt-get" and "fink -b" are when installing packages, if any?
'apt-get' sees the indices of compiled binaries. 'fink -b' sees its
own indices first, and then looks for those specific packages and
versions in apt's indices. If fink's (source-based) packages have been
upgraded beyond the ones abailable as downloadable binaries, fink will
not be able to see the older binary-available package at all. The
UseBinaryDist entry in the fink.conf manpage summarizes the situation
pretty well:
Note that this mode instructs Fink to download the version it wants
if that version is available for download; it does not cause Fink
to choose a version based on its binary availability.
dan
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