[Fink-beginners] Stopping Fink from installing too much

2004-02-26 Thread Geoff Leyland
Hi, I use fink occasionally to (obviously) install the odd package. It can be very useful, but I tend to find that it wants to install far too much, and I haven't found how to stop it satisfying all its - what I think are unnecessary - dependencies. For example, I just tried to install svn-ss

Re: [Fink-beginners] Stopping Fink from installing too much

2004-02-26 Thread Martin Costabel
Geoff Leyland wrote: How do I tell fink not to install all the optional extra bits, and just give me what I need? Two possibilities: 1. The DIY method: Make your own svn-ssl.info file from the one Fink gave you, stick it into /sw/fink/dists/local/crypto/finkinfo and rebuild. 2. The professiona