Apologies if my attempt at humor (the *nix merry-go-round) ruffled any feathers. In fact, this list has been one of the better ones I've seen for support involving anything related to *nix. I guess my point was that the bar seems to be set rather low in that arena (at least for people who aren't already pretty knowledgeable). It's always hard to put yourself in the other guy's shoes, but that characteristic terseness that most of the gurus seem to adopt can be pretty maddening for somebody who's fumbling blindly around. Often a reply creates more questions than it answers. And, in the worst cases, there can be that lurking suspicion that the helper is actually, fiendishly, trying to drive the helpee crazy. NOT in this case, I hasten to add.
Also, I don't quite get why my installation is considered nonstandard. Because it's not on the boot drive? I don't remember reading any cautionary remarks about that when installing it. I tried to make it pretty much plain vanilla, but somehow missed the "don't allow any spaces in your path" caveat. (It was stated in there somewhere, right?) Anyway, it seems to work now. Thanks all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
