On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 02:53 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>
> 'fink install', on the other hand, downloads a source file, if needed, 
> and
> builds the package using the C compiler.  This is a slower process than
> downloading and installing a binary, but you get access to newer 
> versions
> of the packages.
>
> Check the various man pages for more info.
>

Thanks for your help.  I guess 'fink install' does the following:
1) It installs the deb file if available locally
2) Else it makes the deb file from source (downloading if necessary) and 
then installs it

Am I correct?  If so are there plans to make 'fink install' know about 
.deb files available on the net?  I ask because currently Fink Commander 
uses a combination of 'fink' and 'apt-get' which can be confusing.

Julius





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