On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 02:25, H.Fagard wrote: > Hi all, > > At 16:18 -0500 24/02/03, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >You have a .tcshrc, which is getting read instead of .cshrc . There is > >a FAQ for this: > >http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#fink-not-found > > As tcsh is the default shell in MacOS X, many fink beginners > (including myself some months ago) are faced with this issue. > Therefore the instructions to edit the .tcshrc rather than create a > .cshrc should be included in the installation instructions at > http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/bundled/usage.php and > http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/index.php. > But if you don't have a .tcshrc, then .cshrc works just fine--the system doesn't set one up by default, so you only get a .tcshrc if you, or some third-party application, create one.
I originally told people in the FAQ to edit .tcshrc . The problem is partly historical: because of the initial choice, there are many references to .cshrc in the documentation, both online and internal; it's much easier to stick with .cshrc as the "standerd" place to set your fink environment, and then source it within .tcshrc if needed. > I've just seen also that the installation instructions on the > "Fink-installation-First time" page at > http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/bundled/install-first.php are rather > complex, dealing with compiling Fink from source and Developper tools > being needed, and not mentionning the ready-to-use binary package. > There should be a link to > http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/index.php at the top of the page > for users who don't want to install Fink from source (and I guess > most beginners don't). > Noted. > If one of the Fink Help pages maintainer is reading this, could you > please update the above pages? > Or can anybody either forward the above suggestions to the people who > maintain the Fink Documentation? > > Thanks in advance and best regards, > > Hervé > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! > Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. > Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. > www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp > _______________________________________________ > 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: Scholarships for Techies! Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
