Thanks for your efforts, Alexander.
I was following the instructions on the "download" web page:
http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en
and did not see any reference to stable vs unstable. (specifically, the end
of step 6 where it says: "Once you've updated fink, you can install other
packages, using the same syntax, e.g sudo apt-get install gimp to install
the Gimp. Note, however, that not all fink packages are in binary form."
Per your instructions I've run:
% fink index -f
% fink -V (which didn't say anything about rsync or cvs)
% fink configure ( set it to allow unstable but left the rest at their
default setting)
% fink selfupdate-rsync (the configure command told me to do that)
- this did a whole ton of work, I'm gathering because of my enabling the
unstable tree?
I could then run "fink install wml" which did a whole ton of downloading and
compiling but there were several errors
which told me to rerun "fink selfupdate"
So I did
Then I tried again with "fink install wml" but it fails to compile
In file included from BitVector.h:12, from Vector.xs:19:
ToolBox.h:82: error: syntax error before numeric constant
In file included from BitVector.h:12, from Vector.xs:19:
ToolBox.h:82: error: syntax error before numeric constant
lipo: can't open input file: /var/tmp//cc0NEZjr.out (No such file or
directory)
make[2]: *** [Vector.o] Error 1
Sigh.
I'm two for two here. I tried darwin ports and now fink. Both had wml
listed, but neither works on my box.
I may have to install Linux under Virtualbox to get wml to run.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Alexander Hansen <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Jul 30, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Art Mulder wrote:
>
> I'm on mac os 10.5.7
>
> I installed fink per the instructions on the website
> % fink scanpackages; fink index
> % sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install fink
> % sudo fink selfupdate
> % sudo fink update-all
>
> But when I run "fink install wml" it tells me there is no such package.
> So I run "fink index" and it does not list wml.
>
> however, wml is listed on the fink website as a package.
> Right here: http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/wml
>
> It would seem that I am missing something, but I don't see what I've done
> wrong.
>
> thanks for your help
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> First run "fink index -f" to clear a problem associated with Leopard's
> installer.
>
> The link you posted shows that wml is only in the unstable tree. Have you
> enabled that via 'fink configure'?
>
> Also, the instructions you've listed (what page were they from? You're
> paraphrasing, because you never have to run 'sudo fink ...') don't give any
> indication that you've enabled rsync or cvs updating, which is required even
> to get the package descriptions from the unstable
> tree. "fink -V" will provide information about whether you've got rsync or
> cvs on.
>
> So, in summary, enable the unstable tree, and run another selfupdate,
> provided that you've got rsync or cvs updating turned on.
>
>
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