So I'm getting the "cannot install fink on this volume" because cause it can't do the symlink tests. I've run the disk repair utility twice, looked @ the FAQ entry here:
http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#non-admin-installer Originally "ls -ld /" reported: drwxr-xr-x 32 root wheel 1156 Nov 5 17:41 / and after running sud chmod 1775 / i got: drwxrwxr-t 32 root wheel 1156 Nov 5 17:41 / but the install didn't work with either permission set (and did reboots just in case that would help; it didn't). And as far as I can tell I'm an admin user (Looking under System Prefences->Accounts its reporting the user I log in as "Admin") Now before I follow the advice here to hack the installer: http://nathanmanzi.com/?p=24 is there anything else I should try? This is a completely new install (well, a reimage; company laptop) and hasn't had fink in there before. Also, I'm perfectly fine w/ a source-only install (want gnucash anyways, which isn't in the binary packages), but the only source download is for a really old fink; the instructions here http://www.finkproject.org/doc/bundled/install-first.php mention a fink-0.9.0-full.tar.gz but I couldn't find that linked off of anywhere; didn't look that hard though) /hubert ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
