David: On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, david craig wrote:
> > I rebuilt them from unstable, which *did* work. (Lengthy compiles, > though.) I don't know if merely running fink selfupdate-cvs then fink > update-all will -- perhaps someone should check (who hasn't already got > it working, that is.) Yes, that would have done the job. > > By the way -- I assume that fink selfupdate-cvs only updates package > descriptions from cvs so they're as current as possible, and doesn't > change whether fink looks in your unstable tree or not. Yes? No, you have to manually add the unstable tree to /sw/etc/fink.conf to enable it. In this case, you don't need to because the updated package descriptions are in the stable tree. > > And before you give Shishir a hard time about updating, I was having a > hard time with the grace from dselect as well, with an up-to-date fink. > I don't know if fink selfupdate-cvs would have helped because I only > learned about it while in the process of fixing the problem. It's not > documented anyplace obvious -- the user's guide, FAQ, or usage guide, > for instance. The binary grace and lesstif packages will not work with XFree 4.2, and won't until we update the binary distribution for the next release. Until then, building the source package is the only option. > > [A little consolidation of the information in those documents wouldn't > hurt, either, especially when it comes to a good routine for diagnosing > and troubleshooting problems. Usage might be better called a "Quick > Start", and both the FAQ and Quick Start could be included as sections > in the User's Guide. What I'm thinking here is so easily confused > beginning users like myself can quickly and directly find more or less > complete information in one document. The best way to short-circuit > annoying questions from people like us is a guide good enough that the > mantra "Read the User's Guide, Read the User's Guide, Read the User's > Guide...." is a safe and honest answer to 90% of the questions that come > in. Right now, the help section is a bit muddled and quite rambly. > Yeah, I know this stuff's a hassle, but cosider it preventative > maintenance. "RTFM" is all well and good, but "RTFM, and then RTFFAQ, > and then RTFUG, then browse some other by-our-own-admission outdated > stuff" doesn't have quite the same force of righteous indignation, does > it?] > > David - we know the documentation could be better, but <insert standard disclaimer about us being volunteers with limited time, day jobs etc>. One thing you need to know about open-source projects like this is that the best way to get something to work the way you want it to is to fix it yourself. We would appreciate any and all help with the documentation! -Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 Meteorologist FAX : (303)497-6449 NOAA/OAR/CDC R/CDC1 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 325 Broadway Web : www.cdc.noaa.gov/~jsw Boulder, CO, USA 80303-3328 Office : Skaggs Research Cntr 1D-124 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
