Thanks for the response. This is exactly why I'm confused. From the xcircuit website it appeared that Fink distributed a pre-compiled installer, but apparently not. Unfortunately, I don't understand what Fink DOES do then. It "provides tools so I can download pre- compiled packages"...how is that different from simply downloading an installer, and why would I then need Fink? You say "from its own binary distribution of packages." Can you explain what you mean in layman's terms? I'm confused why xcircuit would send me to Fink if the installer package is hosted elsewhere unless I need something from Fink...but what? I think of binaries (in this context anyway) as simply source code that needs to be compiled. But of course I can get the source code from xcircuit directly. My problem is I can't seem to compile it properly (I'm a beginner there too). And just what is the xcircuit Fink page all about if it isn't either for downloading source code or a pre-compiled installer OR for some set of tools that help one download and install xcircuit? I see no download option, either for code or for any set of tools.
Sorry for what may seem like simple questions, but I just don't get what Fink is - though I'd like to. The website is difficult to translate... Thanks again, Carl On Oct 24, 2008, at 9:11 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > On Oct 24, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Carl Paulsen wrote: > >> Fink apparently has a pre-compiled installer for xcircuit according >> to the xcircuit website (http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/). >> But when I search for it, I find a page for xcircuit but no link to a >> downloadable installer. I'm sure I'm misunderstanding something >> fundamental, but the documentation for the Fink site isn't very >> beginner-friendly. >> >> Anyone able to help me out? I get to the following page: http:// >> pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/xcircuit. When I click on the >> link for the intel mac running OSX 10.4, I get the following page >> (http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/xcircuit?rel_id=10.4- >> i386- >> current-stable) which is essentially the same as the referring page, >> but nothing else happens, and I see no link for a download. >> >> Thanks, >> Carl >> > > Fink does *not* distribute pre-compiled installers that work on > their own. Fink distributes a set of tools that will let you > download some pre-compiled packages from its own binary > distribution of packages, or to build packages from source from our > package descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
