I found a file /sw/src/evolution-1.4.6.tar.bz2
that looks like a disk image. Is this the file that I am looking for? If so, where would you recommend that I store it on my hard drive? Should I put it in the /sw directory or somewhere else? When I uncompress, it is asking me where do I want to store it. thx RLC > > From: "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/03/18 Fri AM 05:33:57 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: Fink Beginners <fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] (no subject) > > > On Mar 18, 2005, at 2:45 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, I am trying to download evolution 1.4.6-10, but there doesn't > > appear > > to be a stable binary version according to fink commander. What do I > > need to > > do to get a stable binary version of evolution? > > > > thx > > RLC > > > > "stable" in this case is basically an internal classification. To do > literally what you asked would require > > 1) evolution and all of its dependencies would have to be moved over to > the stable tree by its maintainer. This could be done--a fair number > of people use it and I'm not entirely sure why it was never moved over. > 2) A new binary distribution would have to be made. This happens only > when major changes to the whole Fink system occur. > > However, you're free to install it from source yourself: > > http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#unstable > > -- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
