"point release" means you only get the versions that were available when the last binary distribution was released, so you won't be able to get any _new_ packages.
Source->Selfupdate-rsync should switch you to rsync downloading. Please post (to the list) any errors you get, because it's supposed to work. -- And you don't have to set the root password. If your user account was set up with admin privileges (and it usually is), then you can just something like "sudo nano /sw/etc/fink.conf" and give it your password. Joel Tan wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > These are the details in my fink.conf. Not sure if these are the > directives you are referring to. > > Distribution: 10.4 > DownloadMethod: curl > SelfUpdateMethod: point > > When I run selfupdate, I get the following versions: > installed:0.8.1 available:10.4-0.8.1 > > What are the appropriate steps I should take to amend this? What > values should I use? > > thanks, > Joel > On 7/14/07, * Joel Tan* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks Alexander. I didn't run using either rsync or cvs. I ran > the other method. I tried rsync but encountered some issues. If > not "point releases" what update method should I use? I've > confirmed that the SelfUpdateMethod is "point". What option should > I use and how do I modify it using the FinkCommander? I don't know > how to set my root password on my machine yet so I can't modify > fink.conf. > > What directive is it in the fink.conf indicates the transitional > distribution that you are referring to? > > cheers, > Joel > > > On 7/14/07, * Alexander K. Hansen* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Joel Tan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to install ntfs-3g on my iMac with Mac OS X (version > > 10.4.+) so that I may read and write an NTFS drive via USB. I > have > > gone through instructions from the following > > > http://www.hackszine.com/blog/archive/2007/06/howto_readwrite_to_ntfs_drives.html?CMP=OTC-7G2N43923558 > > <http://www.hackszine.com/blog/archive/2007/06/howto_readwrite_to_ntfs_drives.html?CMP=OTC-7G2N43923558> > > to achieve this. > > > > I have already loaded fink and have gone through the whole > cycle of > > configure, selfupdate, index and scanpackages. I realise that > ntfs-3g > > is an unstable package so I have also changed the conf file via > > FinkCommander to include both the "unstable" options. After > applying > > the unstable option, I noticed that a lot more files have > been added > > but NOT the ntfs-3g package. > > > > Can you please advise how or where I may obtain this package > in Fink > > so that I can mount the drive as read/write? > > > > Any advise will be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Joel > You ran a selfupdate with either rsync or cvs updating after > you turned > on the unstable tree? If your update method is "point > releases" (you > can check that by looking at /sw/etc/fink.conf) then that > would explain > it. Or if you're somehow on the 10.4-transitional > distribution (which > you can also check in /sw/etc/fink.conf) that could also > account for > what you're seeing. > > -- > Alexander K. Hansen > Fink User Liaison/Documenter > akh AT finkproject DOT org > > > -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
