On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 11:10:55AM +0100, Max Horn wrote:
> I think you really should have first informed yourself a bit better
> about fink before posting this! I think it's a bit embarassing to see
> people post to fink-devel who haven't even bothered to read the docs.
>
> We do offere binaries (.deb files), and you indeed can use apt-get and
> dselect.
I am somewhat familiar with fink; I do use it, after all! :)
I was referring more to the fact that many packages are not available
through the dselect method.
For example, when I want to install a package, the process I use is
usually:
- apt-get install packagename
- if package wasn't found
- check the fink page to see if it has a different name than I'm
accustomed to
- fink install packagename
This last step seems odd-- there are two separate ways to install
packages? How can I tell from the fink page whether a package is
installable via apt-get or fink?
(For example, installing something like "vim"
[ http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/vim ] .)
I guess fink is closer to the FreeBSD model, where you have binary
packages to install and you have a ports tree with source to install?
> Fink is a tool to create those packages in a simple&automated
> fashion, simpler than anything that I have seen on debian so far, and
> better to maintain.
Hm... so is that the reason? "It's better to maintain."
If so, that's a perfectly valid reason. :)
--
Evan Martin
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