monipol wrote:
> On 20/06/2009, at 12:32, Suren Fernando wrote:
> [...]
>   
>> The output fink selfupdate-rsync is
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> The current selfupdate method is point. Do you wish to change the  
>> default
>> selfupdate method to rsync? [Y/n] n
>>
>>
>> I chose "no" here (for no good reason other than not wanting to  
>> change too
>> much.
>> Was this my error?
>>     
>
> [...]
>
> Yep. You *must* choose rsync in order to update your distribution. The  
> command
>
> fink selfupdate-rsync
>
> only need to be run once. Fink remembers your choice of rsync and it  
> will use it in subsequent
>
> fink selfupdate
>
> commands.
>
> You might want to read this:
>
> http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/selfupdate-methods-point-rsync-cvs/
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> monipol
>
>
>   
Let me put it this way:  we haven't updated the 10.5 point release in
nearly a year.  The 10.4 point release is 3 years old.     Fink really
is better if you've got rsync or cvs updating on.

-- 
Alexander Hansen
Fink User Liaison


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