>>> My recollection is that the binary release for 10.5 initially >>> starts out >>> with a Fink tool that is older than it needed to be. You should >>> be able >>> to get your installation up to speed via these steps: >>> >>> 1) Install the Xcode Tools if you don't have them already (3.0, the >>> version which comes with your OS media, will be OK) so that you >>> have a >>> compiler, since there is no binary for gthumb in Fink. >>> 2) Run "fink selfupdate-cvs" to switch to cvs updating to get new >>> package descriptions. This will update you to a new enough fink >>> tool as >>> well. >>> 3) You should now be able to do a "fink install gthumb". >>> >>> 4) Then, you may want to use "fink selfupdate-rsync" to switch to >>> rsync >>> updating as it tends to be faster and less prone to server >>> blockage (I >>> had you use cvs because the "old" fink also wasn't set up for >>> rsync). >> >> Thanks for the reply, but actually it still doesn't work. Or >> perhaps I >> misunderstood step 1): what's the "Xcode Tools"? I have the C++ >> compiler and tools installed, is it not sufficient to install a >> package from source? >> > That's what you need >> Below is the output of the fink selfupdate-cvs and fink install >> gthumb >> commands respectively. Does this mean that my version of fink >> (Package >> manager version: 0.27.16) is too old? If so, how to install the >> newest >> version? >> > yes, it's too old. I would have thought that a selfupdate-cvs would > have installed a newer version. >> Guillaume >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> [apcmc147:~] blanc% fink selfupdate-cvs >> Password: >> >> Please note: the command 'fink selfupdate' should be used for routine >> updating; you only need to use 'fink selfupdate-cvs' or 'fink >> selfupdate-rsync' >> if you are changing your update method. >> >> >> I will now run the cvs command to retrieve the latest package >> descriptions. The >> 'su' command will be used to run the cvs command as the user 'blanc'. >> After >> that, the core packages will be updated right away; you should then >> update the >> other packages using commands like 'fink update-all'. >> >> /usr/bin/su blanc -c 'cvs -q -z3 update -d -P -l' >> ? TIMESTAMP >> /usr/bin/su blanc -c 'cvs -q -z3 update -d -P 10.4' >> ? 10.4/stamp-rel-0.9.0 >> ? 10.4/stamp-rel-0.9.0.1 >> ? 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/ethereal-ssl.patch >> ? 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/gaim-ssl.patch >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/languages/g95.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/libs/boost1.32-py.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/libs/boost1.32-py.patch >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/libs/pcre-10.4.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/net/ethereal.patch >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/net/gaim.patch >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/cctbx-10.4.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/cctbx-10.5.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/cctbx.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/fftw-10.5.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/plplot.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/pointless.info >> ? 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/pointless.patch >> cvs update: 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/proftpd.info is no longer in >> the repository >> cvs update: 10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/proftpd.patch is no longer in >> the repository >> P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.info >> cvs update: 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.patch is no longer >> in the repository >> P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.info >> U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.patch >> cvs update: 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/ccp4-onlylibs-dev.info is >> no >> longer in the repository >> cvs update: 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/ccp4-onlylibs-dev.patch is >> no longer in the repository >> U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/clipper.info >> P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/coot.info >> U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/gpp4.info >> U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/mmdb.info >> U 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/ssm.info >> P 10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/text/xdvi.info >> P 10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/wine.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/base/fink-mirrors.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/cmake.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/highlight.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/pasdoc.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/devel/scons.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/editors/vim.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/biloba.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/boswars.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/brutalchess.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/gtans.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/openglad.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/toppler.info >> cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/wormux-10.4.info is no >> longer in the repository >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/wormux-maps.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/wormux.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gnubik.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.patch >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-base-0.10.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-good-0.10.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-plugins.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-python-0.10-defs.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gst-python-0.10-py.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gstreamer-0.10.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.info >> cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gthumb.patch is no >> longer in the repository >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/gtkballs.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/libidl2.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/libidl2.patch >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/monster-masher.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/orbit2.info >> cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/orbit2.patch is no >> longer in the repository >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome/tilda.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/dirac.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/dvdrip-perl.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/freetype219.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/gtkglext1.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/gtkglext1.patch >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/pixman.patch >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/reportlab-py.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/subtitleripper.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/kde/kdesvn.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/libcomplearn1.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/libqsearch1.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/python-mx-py.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/data-serializer-pm.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/digest-sha-pm.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/gd-svg-pm.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/insilicospectro-pm.info >> P >> 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/spreadsheet-parseexcel- >> pm.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/perlmods/xml-semanticdiff-pm.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/pythonmods/boto-py.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/cyrus-sasl2.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libcares2.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libcurl4.info >> cvs update: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libcurl4.patch is no >> longer in the repository >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/libssh2.1.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/net/rsync.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/ccp4.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/coot.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/iolib.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/matplotlib-basemap-py.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/matplotlib-py.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/octave.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/root5-devel.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/root5-devel.patch >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk-py.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk52-carbon.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk52-cocoa.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/vtk52.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sound/sdl-sound.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/text/xdvi.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/cb2bib.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/duplicity.info >> U 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/israndom.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/lesspipe.info >> P 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/mediaarchiver.info >> Downloading the indexes of available packages in the binary >> distribution. >> /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/main Packages >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/main Release >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/crypto Packages >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/crypto Release >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/main Packages >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/main Release >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Packages >> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Release >> Reading Package Lists... >> Building Dependency Tree... >> Scanning package description files.......... >> Information about 4069 packages read in 1 seconds. >> No packages to install. >> >> The core packages have been updated. You should now update the other >> packages >> using commands like 'fink update-all'. >> >> 2.176u 1.560s 8:34.00 0.7% 0+0k 600+521io 337pf+0w >> [apcmc147:~] blanc% fink install gthumb >> Password: >> Scanning package description files.......... >> Information about 4069 packages read in 1 seconds. >> Can't resolve dependency "fink (>= 0.28.0-1)" for package >> "gthumb-2.10.9-1" (no >> matching packages/versions found) >> Exiting with failure. >> >> > Let's figure out why selfupdate-cvs didn't bring you a newer fink. > Please post the results of the following commands: > > fink --version
% fink --version Package manager version: 0.27.16 Distribution version: 0.9.0.cvs i386 Copyright (c) 2001 Christoph Pfisterer Copyright (c) 2001-2008 The Fink Package Manager Team This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. > fink dumpinfo -fallversions % fink dumpinfo -fallversions Information about 4069 packages read in 1 seconds. Failed: fink dumpinfo: no package(s) specified Type 'fink dumpinfo --help' for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
