In general, to get the most current description files, you need to use 'fink selfupdate-cvs'. This presupposes that you have the Development Tools installed.
Also, I assume that when you are talking about Select and Install, you are using dselect. You can't use it for this purpose: dselect only knows about packages which are made available as precompiled binaries. You should be able to install the package using 'fink install proftpd' For right now, the CVS server is down, but I can send you the .info and .patch files for proftpd-1.2.7-2, if you'd like. I don't think you need to copy the .info and .patch files into a subdirectory of the local tree by the way. On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 08:15, Simon Forster wrote: > I've just downloaded and installed Fink with quite a specific aim - to > instal proftpd. While this may seem like using a sledgehammer to crack > a nut, Fink's praises are sung high and low so I thought I better give > it a(nother) go! > > Having spent some time delving around in the online documentation, I > have found that proftpd is part of the unstable branch of Fink. Being a > good chap, I started to follow the instructions for copying the > appropriate .info package across from the unstable/main/ directory to > the local/main/ directory. However, the .info file is for an older copy > of proftpd. Searching on the web site, the latest release version of > proftpd is (or should be) available through Fink. > > How can I update the unstable branch to the latest packages available? > Running Fink's "Update"command doesn't seem to change this. > > Anyway, I thought I'd follow the instructions and copy the .info and > .patch files across from the unstable directory to the local directory > as per the FAQ. But now what? I cannot select the package using Select > and Install doesn't see it either. Admittedly, I probably copied these > files to the wrong place as I didn't place them in a subdirectory > called net/? > > If someone would give me some pointers as to how I get Fink to install > proftpd it'd be much appreciated as obviously I'm not understanding > Fink too well at this point in time. > > TIA > > Simon Forster > ___________________________________________________ > LDML Ltd, Office One, 16 Canham Road, London, W3 7SR, UK > Tel: +44 (0)20 8749 7766 Fax: +44 (0)70 9230 5247 > ___________________________________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte > are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE > Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en > _______________________________________________ > 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: Take your first step towards giving your online business a competitive advantage. Test-drive a Thawte SSL certificate - our easy online guide will show you how. Click here to get started: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0027en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
