selfupdate updates you to a new point release (e.g. 0.4.1 -> 0.5.0a) and gives you the appropriate package info files.
selfupdate-cvs gives you access to yet newer versions of the packages than those in the latest point release, using the fink CVS repository (hence the name). On Fri, 2003-01-03 at 13:17, Brian Wengerter wrote: > I searched through the online documentation and some of the mail > archives, but didn't find a satisfying answer (though that's probably > due to my ignorance of CVS). Can someone please explain to me the > difference between the commands > > fink selfupdate > > and > > fink selfupdate-cvs > > It's not _immediately_ obvious to me what the difference is between the > two, but I imagine there would have to be some, or else it wouldn't make > sense to have two commands that do the same thing. > > Thanks to anyone who might enlighten me on this subject. > > BCW > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
