I see, so, in general, "fink -b" is better when you want the newest possible versions of the packages (and you'd like to speed things up by downloading binaries if possible), while "apt-get" makes more sense if you just want mostly new versions but you don't want to wait for code to compile at all?
Thanks! Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel E. Macks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Fink-beginners] Re: Difference between apt-get and fink -b? Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:39:45 +0000 (UTC) > > 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 > > -- > Daniel Macks > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.netspace.org/~dmacks > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
