On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 04:39:39AM -0200, monipol wrote: > On 25/10/2009, at 04:01, John Prokos wrote: > > While downloading the essential packages for a new fink install my > > internet connection was terminated, I believe I was on the last few > > kb of the last tarball, Is there a way to keep what I have downloaded > > so far and only download the missing tarball/s from the mirrors? > > > > When I try to use ./bootstrap again it tells me that /sw already > > exists and won't install over it insisting on a fresh install in / > > sw2. I have no idea what terminal commands to execute in order to > > keep what packages I have and fill in the gaps. I have gone over the > > readme and searched on the fink forums but the info seems to only > > apply to postinstall which I obviously haven't gotten to yet. > > > > I am on an expensive connection using a mobile phone, I would like to > > keep the ~24 MB of tarballs I have already managed to download. > > > > I posted this in the fink forums and had no reply.
Move those sources somewhere outside of the fink tree (maybe to /usr/local/fink-sources or /home/YOUR_ACCOUNT/Downloads or something). Then when you bootstrap again, give that location when prompted for an additional directory in which fink should look for downloaded tarballs. dan -- Daniel Macks dma...@netspace.org http://www.netspace.org/~dmacks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
