In general:

1)  When you are using fink, you should start with:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-general.php#compile-myself

2)  Get the source tarball and uncompress it.

3)  Try to build it:  usually the package has a configuration script
(e.g. called configure) that you run first, and then you can run 'make',
which compiles the package without installing all the files on your
system.

There will possibly be additional flags you need to add during your
configuration process, and you'll see what's missing when you run
"configure":  you'll get messages like 

Checking for <library>: No

even when you have the library, and so you'll have to add that library
as a flag to the configure script (this is usually documented in the
script itself).

On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 22:53, John Boyarsky wrote:
> Ok Alexander,
> 
> If RPM's compiled for Linux wont work in Darwin, then exactly how would 
> I go about recompiling the source for Darwin?
> If that can even be done....
> 
> Getting to the edge of what i know how to do...
> 
> John Boyarsky
> -- 
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> If it moves and it isn't supposed to, use the duct tape.
> If it doesn't move and it's supposed to use the WD 40.
> 
> Red Green shoulda said this
> 
> 
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