Hello again, Aha! Now it's clear. In /sw/etc/fink.conf I have this line:
UseBinaryDist: false I will use 'fink configure' to change it. Thanks! Javier On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 7:06 PM, Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On May 6, 2015, at 09:56, Javier Arantegui <javier.arante...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I *knew* that there had to be an important point I missed... >> >> But, I have to say that in my system (as for I know) I only get >> binaries only if I put the -b. Maybe there is something wrong in my >> setup. >> >> I have check fink's man page and it says: >> >> "--no-use-binary-dist >> Don't use pre-compiled binary packages from the binary distribu- >> tion, opposite of the --use-binary-dist flag. This is the default >> unless overridden by a setting in fink.conf configuration file." >> >> >> It seems that the --no-b option is the default. I am confused now. >> >> Javier > > Yeah, it’s a little convoluted. :-) > > For configurations where a binary distribution is available (distribution has > one, and user is using /sw), we set UseBinaryDist: true in fink.conf as part > of the default setup. So the manpage is correct in general, but most people > have the override set. > > You might just need to use “fink configure” on your system and elect to use > the binary distribution by default when that item comes up. > > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
