-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robert Wyatt wrote: > Jim Faulkner wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I just did a fresh install of Fink on 10.5/powerpc. I think followed all >> the directions on updating fink and refreshing the list of packages, >> however fink is unable to find any version of denyhosts, which should be >> available according to this page: >> http://www.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/denyhosts-py25?rel_id=10.5-powerpc-current-stable >> >> Here's the output I get when trying to install or find denyhosts: >> piranha:~ jdf42$ fink install denyhosts-py25 >> Password: >> Information about 2518 packages read in 0 seconds. >> Failed: no package found for specification 'denyhosts-py25'! >> piranha:~ jdf42$ fink install denyhosts
This would only work if denyhosts-py25 provided 'denyhosts' as a virtual package, which is not the case. If a virtual functionality isn't provided (which you can see via 'fink list'), you have to use a unique package name. >> Information about 2518 packages read in 1 seconds. >> Failed: no package found for specification 'denyhosts'! >> piranha:~ jdf42$ fink list denyhosts >> Information about 2518 packages read in 0 seconds. >> piranha:~ jdf42$ >> >> I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here. What am I doing wrong? > > Without looking too closely at this, my first guess is that you > haven't run "fink selfupdate" since you reinstalled fink. Providing > your fink package manager version (using "fink -V") might help if that > doesn't solve the problem. > > Best regards, > Robert > More specifically: a selfupdate with either rsync or cvs updating turned on. A point selfupdate will only take you to the package descriptions as of July 2008. - -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAksHDs0ACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ+mXwCfYAIFCsfLXZ2FLISsi3HJUMvS yvMAn2Hlaw4UXzO4Fzy5vtsauM9N/ymD =lZUx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
