Noah wrote: > > Robert T Wyatt wrote: >> Noah wrote: >>> Hi there, >>> >>> I am attempting to update fink to 0.81 version. Currently fink claims >>> to be version 0.26. Ultimately the process halts because: "Failed: >>> selfupdate method 'rsync' requires the package 'dev-tools'" >> >> Hi Noah, >> You must not have selfupdated in quite a while! What do you get with the >> following two commands? >> >> cat /sw/etc/fink.conf | grep Distribution >> >> fink-virtual-pkgs --debug > > > thanks Robert, > > It has been a while. > > > Macintosh-2:/Users/noahgarrettwallach root# cat /sw/etc/fink.conf | grep > Distribution > Distribution: 10.4 > Macintosh-2:/Users/noahgarrettwallach root# fink-virtual-pkgs --debug > - checking OSX version... 10.4.9-1
> Package: system-sdk-10.4-universal > Status: purge ok not-installed > Version: 10.4-1 > description: [virtual package representing the Mac OS X 10.4 Universal SDK] > homepage: http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-general.php#virtpackage > provides: system-sdk-10.4 > builddependsonly: true This is telling us that you do not have XCode installed. This is a free download from http://developer.apple.com/ I think the current version is at 2.4.1. Try installing that and then reissue the fink selfupdate command. --rtw ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
