Guillaume Blanc wrote: <snip> >> My recollection is that the binary release for 10.5 initially starts out >> with a Fink tool that is older than it needed to be. You should be able >> to get your installation up to speed via these steps: >> >> 1) Install the Xcode Tools if you don't have them already (3.0, the >> version which comes with your OS media, will be OK) so that you have a >> compiler, since there is no binary for gthumb in Fink. >> 2) Run "fink selfupdate-cvs" to switch to cvs updating to get new >> package descriptions. This will update you to a new enough fink tool as >> well. >> 3) You should now be able to do a "fink install gthumb". >> >> 4) Then, you may want to use "fink selfupdate-rsync" to switch to rsync >> updating as it tends to be faster and less prone to server blockage (I >> had you use cvs because the "old" fink also wasn't set up for rsync). > > Thanks for the reply, but actually it still doesn't work. Or perhaps I > misunderstood step 1): what's the "Xcode Tools"? I have the C++ > compiler and tools installed, is it not sufficient to install a > package from source? > That's what you need > Below is the output of the fink selfupdate-cvs and fink install gthumb > commands respectively. Does this mean that my version of fink (Package > manager version: 0.27.16) is too old? If so, how to install the newest > version? > yes, it's too old. I would have thought that a selfupdate-cvs would have installed a newer version. > Guillaume > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > [apcmc147:~] blanc% fink selfupdate-cvs > Password: > > Please note: the command 'fink selfupdate' should be used for routine > updating; you only need to use 'fink selfupdate-cvs' or 'fink > selfupdate-rsync' > if you are changing your update method. > > > I will now run the cvs command to retrieve the latest package > descriptions. The > 'su' command will be used to run the cvs command as the user 'blanc'. > After > that, the core packages will be updated right away; you should then > update the > other packages using commands like 'fink update-all'. > > /usr/bin/su blanc -c 'cvs -q -z3 update -d -P -l' > ? TIMESTAMP > /usr/bin/su blanc -c 'cvs -q -z3 update -d -P 10.4' > ? 10.4/stamp-rel-0.9.0 > ? 10.4/stamp-rel-0.9.0.1 > ? 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/ethereal-ssl.patch > ? 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/gaim-ssl.patch > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/languages/g95.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/libs/boost1.32-py.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/libs/boost1.32-py.patch > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/libs/pcre-10.4.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/net/ethereal.patch > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/net/gaim.patch > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/cctbx-10.4.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/cctbx-10.5.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/cctbx.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/fftw-10.5.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/plplot.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/pointless.info > ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/pointless.patch > cvs update: 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/proftpd.info is no longer in > the repository > cvs update: 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/proftpd.patch is no longer in > the repository > P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.info > cvs update: 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.patch is no longer > in the repository > P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.info > U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.patch > cvs update: 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/ccp4-onlylibs-dev.info is no > longer in the repository > cvs update: 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/ccp4-onlylibs-dev.patch is > no longer in the repository > U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/clipper.info > P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/coot.info > U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/gpp4.info > U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/mmdb.info > U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/ssm.info > P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/text/xdvi.info > P 10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/wine.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/base/fink-mirrors.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/cmake.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/highlight.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/pasdoc.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/scons.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/editors/vim.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/biloba.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/boswars.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/brutalchess.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/gtans.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/openglad.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/toppler.info > cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/wormux-10.4.info is no > longer in the repository > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/wormux-maps.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/wormux.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gnubik.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.patch > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-base-0.10.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-good-0.10.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-python-0.10-defs.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-python-0.10-py.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gstreamer-0.10.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.info > cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.patch is no > longer in the repository > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gtkballs.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/libidl2.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/libidl2.patch > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/monster-masher.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/orbit2.info > cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/orbit2.patch is no > longer in the repository > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/tilda.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/dirac.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/dvdrip-perl.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/freetype219.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/gtkglext1.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/gtkglext1.patch > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.patch > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/reportlab-py.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/subtitleripper.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/kde/kdesvn.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/libcomplearn1.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/libqsearch1.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/python-mx-py.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/data-serializer-pm.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/digest-sha-pm.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/gd-svg-pm.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/insilicospectro-pm.info > P > 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/spreadsheet-parseexcel-pm.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/xml-semanticdiff-pm.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/pythonmods/boto-py.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/cyrus-sasl2.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libcares2.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libcurl4.info > cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libcurl4.patch is no > longer in the repository > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libssh2.1.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/rsync.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/ccp4.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/coot.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/iolib.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/matplotlib-basemap-py.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/matplotlib-py.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/octave.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/root5-devel.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/root5-devel.patch > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk-py.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk52-carbon.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk52-cocoa.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk52.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sound/sdl-sound.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/text/xdvi.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/cb2bib.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/duplicity.info > U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/israndom.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/lesspipe.info > P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/mediaarchiver.info > Downloading the indexes of available packages in the binary distribution. > /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/main Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/main Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/crypto Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/crypto Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/main Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/main Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Release > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > Scanning package description files.......... > Information about 4069 packages read in 1 seconds. > No packages to install. > > The core packages have been updated. You should now update the other > packages > using commands like 'fink update-all'. > > 2.176u 1.560s 8:34.00 0.7% 0+0k 600+521io 337pf+0w > [apcmc147:~] blanc% fink install gthumb > Password: > Scanning package description files.......... > Information about 4069 packages read in 1 seconds. > Can't resolve dependency "fink (>= 0.28.0-1)" for package > "gthumb-2.10.9-1" (no > matching packages/versions found) > Exiting with failure. > > Let's figure out why selfupdate-cvs didn't bring you a newer fink. Please post the results of the following commands:
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