It's not useless, as long as you don't want quick updates. check the FAQ: http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/comp-general.php#cvs
On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 09:50, Paul Kropp wrote: > CVS update failure, please help... > > After installing Fink 0.5.1, the command, "fink selfupdte-cvs," fails. > > Below is the complete transcript of the transaction. > > Can someone help me troubleshoot and fix this? Fink is basically > useless without this function, no? > > Thanks..... > > ========================================== > [ComputerName] username% fink selfupdate-cvs > sudo /sw/bin/fink selfupdate-cvs > Password: > > The selfupdate function can track point releases or it can set up your > Fink > installation to update package descriptions from CVS. Updating from CVS > has > the advantage that it is more up to date than the last point release. > On the > other hand, the point release may be more mature or have less bugs. > Nevertheless, CVS is recommended. Do you want to set up direct CVS > updating? > [Y/n] y > > Fink has the capability to run the CVS commands as a normal user. That > has > some advantages - it uses that user's CVS settings files and allows the > package descriptions to be edited and updated without becoming root. > Please > specify the user login name that should be used: [username] > > For Fink developers only: Enter your SourceForge login name to set up > full > CVS access. Other users, just press return to set up anonymous read-only > access. [anonymous] > > rm -rf /sw/fink.tmp > mkdir -p /sw/fink.tmp > chown username /sw/fink.tmp > Checking to see if we can use hard links to merge the existing tree. > Please > ignore errors on the next few lines. > touch /sw/fink/README; ln /sw/fink/README /sw/fink.tmp/README > Now logging into the CVS server. When CVS asks you for a password, just > press > return (i.e. the password is empty). > su username -c 'cvs > -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/fink login' > cvs: Command not found. > ### execution of su failed, exit code 1 > Failed: Logging into the CVS server for anonymous read-only access > failed. > -- > Paul Kropp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spokane, WA > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! > NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en > _______________________________________________ > 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: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
