Holger Schulz wrote: > > Am 2007-10-03 um 15:25 schrieb Alexander K. Hansen: > >>> >>> My first question is, can I install the developers extras over a >>> full installation to add those files to a current installation or >>> shall I reinstall the whole gwtex including the developers extras? >>> >> That's not a Fink-related question, but maybe someone else will know. > > > Well, that might depend on the point of view. Fink tells me to do > something. Since fink is piece of software only and not an intelligent > entity it is likely that fink hadn't had this idea on its own, but it > was implemented there by someone, who might be a fink developer. > > This developer had good reasons for writing the respective text and > might be able to give further explanations. Yes, but that may have been several iterations ago. We have zero control over what external developers do with their packages. > >> Your issue points to a problem that other users have had, however: >> it is difficult for Fink to provide packages that interface with >> externally installed entities (like an external TeX) when the >> developers of those entities change the locations of files around >> capriciously. > > Yes, of course. > >>> Second question: I'm not sure which packages needs tetex. Is there >>> any way to show these informations? >>> >> If it's a build dependency for some package's documentation, (which >> it looks like in this case) then there's not an automatic method >> implemented. You can try applying "fink show-deps" on each of the >> packages in your "to be installed" list, though. > > Hm, I'm not sure, if I do understand this completely. Fink knows that > it needs this package but it is not able to tell why? Interesting. > > Thanks > > hs No, it knows why, but there's not a quick user-level tool to get at that information.
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