Maybe replace that with a copy from the Fink-0.9.0 binary installer (if
only because that's what I'm using and it works). 

Fink Commander hasn't been actively developed in years, so it's a bit
hard to debug these kinds of things.

stephen sefick wrote:
> I have the latest version 0.5.4 from the fink commander website  in my
> applications folder, and there are still no packages.
>
> drwxr-xr-x here are the premissions to the applicatio
>   
> Stephen Sefick
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Alexander Hansen
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>   
>> It works here.  Is the Fink Commander application in a location that
>> you're allowed to write to, like /Applications ?
>>
>> If so, then try replacing it with a new copy.
>>
>> stephen sefick wrote:
>>     
>>> Found it sorry.  This did not solve the problem.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Alexander Hansen
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> It's one of the Fink Commander menu items.
>>>>
>>>> stephen sefick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Where do I run this command?  At the terminal?
>>>>>
>>>>> $ Update Table
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Stephen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Alexander Hansen
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> stephen sefick wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> I can use fink from the terminal and get the packages.  I have even
>>>>>>> installed gedit this way and it works fine.  I would like to be able
>>>>>>> to see a list of packages as I am used to using fink under 10.3 on my
>>>>>>> ibook, which is now a debian ppc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> ...Not that that's relevant for the issue at hand...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Intel mac 10.5.6.  If there is
>>>>>>> anything else that I need to provide then please let me know.
>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> See if running the Update Table command manually works.  Fink Commander
>>>>>> keeps a separate list of packages than those used by the command-line 
>>>>>> apps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>> --
>> Alexander Hansen
>> Fink User Liaison
>>
>>
>>     
>
>
>
>   


-- 
Alexander Hansen
Fink User Liaison


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