Eric Wing wrote: []
The paragraph from the FAQ just before the one you are quoting:However, after I do this, I still can't see the packages or get Fink to grab them for me using dselect or apt-get. What am I missing?
"The package database knows about every package, including those that are still in the unstable section. The dselect and apt-get tools on the other hand only know about the packages available as precompiled binary packages. Many packages are not available in precompiled form through these tools for a variety of reasons. A package must be in the "stable" section of the latest point release to be considered, and it must pass additional checks for policy compliance as well as licensing and patent restrictions."
"If you want to install a package that is not available via dselect / apt-get, you have to compile it from source using fink install packagename. Make sure you have the Developer Tools installed before you try this. (If there is no installer for the Developer Tools in your /Applications folder, you can get them from the Apple Developer Connection after free registration.) See also the question about unstable below."
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Martin
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