Monic and Alexander,
I tried running fink selfupdate-rsync after installing Xcode, but still get
the output
The current selfupdate method is point. Do you wish to change the default
selfupdate method to rsync? [Y/n] Y
Failed: Before changing your selfupdate method to 'rsync', you must install
XCode, available on your original OS X install disk, or from
http://connect.apple.com (after free registration).
Is there some other intermediate step I need to carry out after installing
Xcode and before
running fink selfupdate-rsync. I took a look at the link
http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/selfupdate-methods-point-rsync-cvs/
as you (Monic) suggested. I find that there is a reference to a minor
glitch in changing the selfupdate method. I clicked on the link provided
and attempted to run the suggested sequence
fink selfupdate
fink selfupdate-rsync
fink index -f
fink selfupdate
but again that failed at Step 2, with the same message:
The current selfupdate method is point. Do you wish to change the default
selfupdate method to rsync? [Y/n] Y
Failed: Before changing your selfupdate method to 'rsync', you must install
XCode, available on your original OS X install disk, or from
http://connect.apple.com (after free registration).
Would you have any further suggestions on what I need to do? I sense that I
am making an elementary error, but being the newbie that I am, I have no
idea what it could be.
Thanks in advance.
Suren
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Alexander Hansen <
[email protected]> wrote:
> monipol wrote:
> > On 20/06/2009, at 12:32, Suren Fernando wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> >> The output fink selfupdate-rsync is
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> The current selfupdate method is point. Do you wish to change the
> >> default
> >> selfupdate method to rsync? [Y/n] n
> >>
> >>
> >> I chose "no" here (for no good reason other than not wanting to
> >> change too
> >> much.
> >> Was this my error?
> >>
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Yep. You *must* choose rsync in order to update your distribution. The
> > command
> >
> > fink selfupdate-rsync
> >
> > only need to be run once. Fink remembers your choice of rsync and it
> > will use it in subsequent
> >
> > fink selfupdate
> >
> > commands.
> >
> > You might want to read this:
> >
> >
> http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/selfupdate-methods-point-rsync-cvs/
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > monipol
> >
> >
> >
> Let me put it this way: we haven't updated the 10.5 point release in
> nearly a year. The 10.4 point release is 3 years old. Fink really
> is better if you've got rsync or cvs updating on.
>
> --
> Alexander Hansen
> Fink User Liaison
>
>
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