[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My boot volume is rather small (6GB) and I'm concerned I'll run out of space in no time at all with Fink installed on it. Can I install Fink's /sw directory on a volume other than my OS X boot volume?
Yes I have tried to read and understand Fink's documentation, but the FAQ notably lists the question of moving /sw *after it is already installed* (answer: "rather not, it will probably break things"). How about installing it on a different volume to start with?
You can do both, either
sudo mv /sw /Volumes/ElseWhere/ sudo ln -s Volumes/ElseWhere/sw /sw
(or use "rsync -a" instead of "mv", it may be faster)
or choose the other partition at installation time (this will create the symlink, too).
What you avoid is a) use the Finder for moving and b) move /sw to somewhere else and change the Fink configuration file to use the new BasePath. Leave the BasePath at /sw in any case.
-- Martin
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