[Fink-beginners] Some basics

[Larry Dietrich]

Just a couple questions, based on my experiences as a newbie, that 
might save some time later...

Is there any basic set of stuff that I ought to have downloaded to have 
on board BEFORE I keep trying to download my ultimate target, GRAMPS, 
or any other application? I've downloaded the latest Developer Tools 
(April release, updated from December's), Perl stuff, et. al.
Is there anything else I should just go get so it's there?

Or does it all depend on the program, like GRAMPS? GRAMPS said the 
system should have two things (which I got), but I keep finding other 
stuff that is lacking that I have to go and find or update. Is my 
experience typical, or am I just dealing with a particularly eccentric 
program?

When the directory shows multiple versions of some of these basic 
applications, is there any rule of thumb as to which it would be best 
to choose? Pick the newest as the default? I'm running OS X 10.3.3.



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