[sorry for top-posting] Rob,
Try running this command in Terminal.app and let us know what you get: ls -al / Most likely you'll be able to fix the problem with something along the lines of: sudo rm /sw [that removes your old symbolic link] sudo ln -s /(path to *your* sw) /sw [this will add the correct symbolic link] If you give us the output of the "ls -al /" command, and tell us in exactly what way you corrected the "space" problem, we should be able to help with the details of the correction. By the way, Alexander is one of the least condescending folks around, perhaps you read a little more into his reply than he intended.... --rtw Rob Lewis wrote: > Oh, boy, here we go again on the *nix merry-go-round. Here's how it > usually goes: > > 1. Clueless newbie posts plaintive call for help on list frequented by > *nix gurus. > 2. One of said gurus posts somewhat condescending reply along the lines > of "All you have to do, stupid, is @^$([EMAIL PROTECTED]@*)!" > 3. Not wanting to seem a /complete/ idiot, newbie spends considerable > time trying to decode "helpful" reply. > 4. Newbie finally THINKS he has figured out what guru meant, and changes > something on system. > 5. Change to system causes even worse problems. > 6. Go to step 1. > > (After several iterations, newbie gives up and reformats disk and > reinstalls everything.) > > Anybody out there who can relate? > > Somebody please take pity on me and tell me where to find the "symbolic > link for /sw", and how to change it. > > On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:04 AM, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Rob Lewis wrote: >> >>> OK, I learned that >>> >>> fink selfupdate >>> >>> wouldn't work because I had a space in the volume name where fink was >>> >>> installed. >>> >>> >>> Removed the space. >>> >>> Now when I try the command, I get >>> >>> "fink: command not found" >>> >>> >>> I presume this has something to do with the PATH variable, but I'm >>> >>> damned if I know how to fix it. >>> >>> Or am I hosed and have to reinstall the whole shebang? >>> >>> >> If you just changed the name of your volume without updating where your >> >> symbolic link for /sw actually points, then the system is looking in the >> >> wrong place for your Fink executables. Fix that and you should be good >> >> to go. >> >> >> --akh-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
