The number of problem files is extensive. I'd be surprised if it isn't every single one. You really don't want the complete list! I've been pondering blowing away the whole sw directory and reinstalling fink. That give you an idea of the number of files... and every time I delete them, then update, I end up back right where I was before. Joe On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 12:39 PM, Chris Devers wrote:
> Koen van der Drift wrote: > >> Wouldn't it be much easier to move all info and patch files (in >> /sw/fink/dists/stable (or local or unstable) /main/finkinfo) to temp >> directories and then do a selfupdate-cvs instead of moving them one by >> one? After the update has worked ok, you can then then throw out the >> temp files. Or will this give additional problems? > > Aside from a big, slow update, no it shouldn't really cause any > problems. > If the number of problem files is rather small, this could be > overkill -- > I personally would just move the offending ones to save network time > etc. > But you're right -- "mv /sw/fink/dists /sw/fink/dusts" (etc) would work. > > > -- Chris Devers [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL > __________________________________________________ Joseph C. Slater, PhD, PE, Associate Professor Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engg, Wright State University 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435 Phone: (+1) 937-775-5085, Fax: (+1) 937-775-5009 http://www.engineering.wright.edu/~jslater ------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
