Phil Hannent wrote: > Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> Phil Hannent wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am trying to install PyUSB on my mac: >>> http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/pyusb-py25?rel_id=10.5-i386-current-unstable >>> >>> So far I have installed fink, reconfigured it to use unstable, then run: >>> fink selfupdate; fink index; fink scanpackages >>> >>> However: >>> fink list | grep usb >>> >>> does not list the pyusb package. Can you offer some suggestions? >>> >>> >> Just "selfupdate" doesn't cut it. You need to use "selfupdate-rsync" or >> "selfupdate-cvs" to get any new package descriptions. >> After that, run "fink index -f" and you should be good to go. >> > Its telling me that I need Xcode installed! Is there any way around that as I > want to distribute a driver not a development environment... > > I assume that because it is considered unstable there is no binary. Is it > possible to get it changed to be a binary? > > Thanks > Phil > We don't currently provide official binaries for our unstable packages (for various reasons). There are unofficial channels for them, where 'unofficial' means:
1) If the server is down, the project has no power to do anything about it, so don't bother us in any way, shape, or form about it. 2) If a package somehow misbuilds (meaning that it's missing stuff), or is absent, we can fix the package description so that the unofficial provider can generate a new binary, but we don't control the schedule on which that happens. 3) Some packages, due to licensing issues, can't be redistributed in binary form at all. That now being said, if you edit /sw/etc/apt/sources.list as a super-user and add the following line (in one of the regions noted as safe in the comments of that file): deb http://fink.sodan.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/apt/10.5 unstable main crypto then run 'sudo apt-get update', you'll be set to use that repository. -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
