-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Martin Costabel wrote: > Geoff Down wrote: >> >> On 25 Oct 2009, at 20:59, Alexander Hansen wrote: > [] >>> OK. I don't know if the backup binary distribution carries 10.3 stuff, > > It does. > >>> since we haven't supported that in over a year. >>> >>> Don't bother with selfupdate-cvs or selfupdate-rsync, then. Just make >>> sure that your /sw/etc/apt/sources.list file has the same mirror listed >>> in it as /sw/etc/fink.conf . >>> >>> - -- >>> Alexander Hansen > > What Alex forgot to say is that when "fink selfupdate" fails, you need > to run the corresponding command for the binary distribution, which is > > fink scanpackages > > or > > sudo apt-get update > > or best both of these. Then, to make sure that fink does not try to > build from source, you can, instead of "fink -b install ircii", use > > sudo apt-get install ircii > > (Why you would want to do this is another question :-) ) >
Right. "fink -b install" doesn't do exactly what you're trying to do. It installs a binary package if and only if that is the latest version known in the _source_ distributions (whichever set you have turned on) as well. - -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkrk2ioACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ+l8wCfSFp9j0/jACBmsnKZX0BBTmco K+UAni1TM8asIh14c4fKVMDuKBOK3SQD =LjGl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
