On Dec 22, 2007, at 6:21 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Brendan Simon wrote: >> Hi, >> >> There seems to be very few binary packages available via fink (apt- >> get) >> with 10.4 Intel. I would have thought that this would be the one >> of the >> most popular platforms. >> Is my impression correct or have I misconfigured somehow? >> Maybe something to do with mirrors in Australia ?? >> >> What I would like to be able to do is: >> >> $ sudo apt-get install gnuchash2 >> $ sudo apt-get install net-snmp-unified >> >> >> Are there no binary packages for these? >> http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnucash2 seems to suggest >> that they are. I do have the unstable tree in my sources.list. >> >> BTW, why is gnuchash2 in crypto ??? Weird !!! >> >> BTW, I've also tried "fink -b -y install gnuchas2" and "fink -b -y >> install net-snmp-unified" but they both fail at various points :( >> >> I don't seem to be having much luck with fink. It doesn't seem to be >> anywhere near as idiot-proof as Debian apt. >> >> My /sw/etc/apt/sources.list file is: >> >> k9m:~ brendan$ cat /sw/etc/apt/sources.list >> # Local modifications should either go above this line, or at >> the end. >> # >> # Default APT sources configuration for Fink, written by the fink >> program >> >> # Local package trees - packages built from source locally >> # NOTE: this is automatically kept in sync with the Trees: >> line in >> # /sw/etc/fink.conf >> # NOTE: run 'fink scanpackages' to update the corresponding >> Packages.gz files >> deb file:/sw/fink local main >> deb file:/sw/fink stable main crypto >> deb file:/sw/fink unstable main crypto >> >> # Official binary distribution: download location for packages >> # from the latest release >> deb http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/bindist 10.4/release main >> crypto >> >> # Official binary distribution: download location for updated >> # packages built between releases >> deb http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/bindist 10.4/current main >> crypto >> >> # Put local modifications to this file below this line, or at >> the top. >> >> >> Thanks for any help or po >> inters, Cheers, Brendan. >> >> >> ------Your configuration is fine. We only have one server for the >> binary > distribution. > > http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnucash2 shows _no_ entries > in the "binary distribution" column, so why would you think there was > a binary for it, for _any_ system? > > > There are no official binaries for packages in the unstable tree. We > last made a binary distribution shortly after Intel Macs were > released, and there have been a lot of updates and new packages since > then. >
It could be worth pointing out that there are "unoffical" fink binary distributions. At this point, I can only come up with one link: http://xanana.ucsc.edu/xtal/ (near bottom of page) This has been provided by William Scott, and is geared towards scientific computing. Although it's not an official binary distribution, I think it's a good idea. I personally haven't used it, but I thought it shoudn't go unmentioned. There used to be an unofficial binary distribution by the Todai fink team, but it appears to have disappeared (correct me if I'm wrong). Jens ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
