Re: [Fink-beginners] impossible question

2016-11-22 Thread Alexander Hansen 

> On Nov 22, 2016, at 16:28, Schneider  wrote:
> 
> Alexander:
> 
>> It???s a very possible question, actually.  Here???s the situation.
>> 
>> 1)  texlive-nox-base and texlive-base _aren???t_ identical.  The
>> -nox version is built without -x11 support.
>> 
>> 2)  However, the short description field that fink uses is always
>> the same if different variants of a package are built using the same
>> package description, which is the case here.  That???s why the same
>> text shows up for the different packages.
>> 
>> In addition, the dependency checker isn???t set up to remember what
>> you selected previously, so you will be prompted multiple times.
> 
> Oh, thanks for the quick response.  If possible I would suggest
> modifying the question to be more clear:
> 
> (1) texlive-nox-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation without 
> X11
> (2) texlive-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation with X11
> 

That’s not currently possible.  The two packages share the same package 
description file and therefore the same short description field.   

> and/or say 'noX' or better 'no-X11’.

‘noX’ is illegal, because our packagnames are lowercase.

no-x11 would be a possibility, I guess, but changing  package namespaces is a 
bit involved.

the -nox nomenclature comes from Linux packaging in the early 2000s  so it’s 
got precedent.

> 
> As for responding - I have X11 so should have selected (2)?

It’s up to you, since it’s not going to change the build.  I assume that 
texlive is getting dragged in as part of a documentation build somewhere.  I’m 
personally against forcing that, but it makes for a little more hassle in 
having the docs be in separate packages.

> 
> Thanks for great work on fink!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tom
> 
>  Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D.
>  Senior Investigator
>  National Institutes of Health
>  National Cancer Institute
>  Center for Cancer Research
>  Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory
>  Molecular Information Theory Group
>  Frederick, Maryland  21702-1201
>  schne...@mail.nih.gov
>  https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov (current link)
>  https://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link)
> 
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Re: [Fink-beginners] impossible question

2016-11-22 Thread Schneider 
Alexander:

> It???s a very possible question, actually.  Here???s the situation.
>
> 1)  texlive-nox-base and texlive-base _aren???t_ identical.  The
> -nox version is built without -x11 support.
>
> 2)  However, the short description field that fink uses is always
> the same if different variants of a package are built using the same
> package description, which is the case here.  That???s why the same
> text shows up for the different packages.
>
> In addition, the dependency checker isn???t set up to remember what
> you selected previously, so you will be prompted multiple times.

Oh, thanks for the quick response.  If possible I would suggest
modifying the question to be more clear:

(1) texlive-nox-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation without X11
(2) texlive-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation with X11

and/or say 'noX' or better 'no-X11'.

As for responding - I have X11 so should have selected (2)?

Thanks for great work on fink!

Regards,

Tom

  Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D.
  Senior Investigator
  National Institutes of Health
  National Cancer Institute
  Center for Cancer Research
  Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory
  Molecular Information Theory Group
  Frederick, Maryland  21702-1201
  schne...@mail.nih.gov
  https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov (current link)
  https://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link)

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Re: [Fink-beginners] impossible question

2016-11-22 Thread Alexander Hansen 

> On Nov 22, 2016, at 15:54, Schneider  wrote:
> 
> 
> 4% fink install okular4-mac
> Information about 10187 packages read in 1 seconds.
> 
> fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The
> candidates:
> 
> (1)   texlive-nox-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation
> (2)   texlive-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation
> 
> Pick one: [1] 
> 
> 
> Hmm.  Line the two up to be sure they are the same:
> 
> (1)   texlive-nox-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation
> (2)   texlive-base: Base programs for a TeX Live installation
> 
> I don't know how to chose between two identical things!
> I'll do (2) for now ...
> 
> Tom
> 
>  Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D.
>  Senior Investigator
>  National Institutes of Health
>  National Cancer Institute
>  Center for Cancer Research
>  Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory
>  Molecular Information Theory Group
>  Frederick, Maryland  21702-1201
>  schne...@mail.nih.gov
>  https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov (current link)
>  https://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link)
> 
> ———

It’s a very possible question, actually.  Here’s the situation.

1)  texlive-nox-base and texlive-base _aren’t_ identical.  The -nox version is 
built without -x11 support.  

2)  However, the short description field that fink uses is always the same if 
different variants of a package are built using the same package description, 
which is the case here.  That’s why the same text shows up for the different 
packages.

In addition, the dependency checker isn’t set up to remember what you selected 
previously, so you will be prompted multiple times.

-- 
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison


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