Re: [Fink-devel] Adding a new package for the first time

2004-06-23 Thread dan kelley
Sean's comments make a lot of sense. The manual should start with a simple example with full instructions, e.g. 1. put the following content into a file called hello.c 2. put the following content into a file called Makefile 3. type "tar -chofz hello.tgz hello.c Makefile.c" 4. move hello.tgz

Re: [Fink-devel] libtoolize and missing symbols in shared libraries

2004-06-14 Thread dan kelley
Peter, this works very well, thanks. I've got the package to build. Next I'll try some tests, but the upshot is that I won't need to bother folks on this list again on this issue. I really appreciate the help! On 14-Jun-04, at 11:06 AM, Peter O'Gorman wrote: Hi, I had a look too. It needs a li

[Fink-devel] libtoolize and missing symbols in shared libraries

2004-06-13 Thread dan kelley
I hope it's OK for me to ask a question that indicates I'm a bit out of my depth. I'm trying to compile an opensource fluid-dynamics simulator (gerris.sourceforge.net) on my osx box. The build fails because of (as I understand it) a problem in building shared libraries. Since I'm sure many F

[Fink-devel] how to package the Emacs lisp files in my project?

2004-03-03 Thread Dan Kelley
Hi. I am fink-izing my "Gri" fink package for scientific graphics. It comes with a lisp file to define an Emacs mode to be used in editing Gri source files. Question: How do I get Fink to install it, so as to get around the following warning? $ fink check /sw/fink/debs/gri_2.12.8-1_darwin-p

Re: [Fink-devel] howto for test-building packages?

2004-01-14 Thread Dan Kelley
file is visible. -- Alexander K. Hansen Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX On Jan 14, 2004, at 2:27 PM, Dan Kelley wrote: Thanks, Alexander, for the help. Just to check, is the following right? (Well, it fails to build, but I'm hoping I've done something wrong...) Emit:~ ke

Re: [Fink-devel] howto for test-building packages?

2004-01-14 Thread Dan Kelley
n 'local to your machine' it's straightforward--put the .info (and .patch, if needed) into the local subtree (e.g. /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo) and make sure local/main is listed as an option in the Trees: line of /sw/etc/fink.conf -- Alexander Hansen Levitated Dipole Experimen

[Fink-devel] howto for test-building packages?

2004-01-14 Thread Dan Kelley
I hope it's OK to ask this here. I've spent hours on the fink website looking, and googling, but I'm still missing something... I am the author the Gri application (http://gri.sf.net) which I developed on vms/solaris/.../linux but now I have an OSX box on my desk, so I'd like to learn how to use