Hello, Franz. It looks like you're stuck in the point release, which is quite old. You need to use either rsync or cvs as your selfupdate method, which will bring your package catalog up-to-date. Please follow the instructions at:
http://www.finkproject.org/faq/upgrade-fink.php?phpLang=en You may also want to read: http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/selfupdate-methods-point-rsync-cvs On 27/12/2009, at 17:02, Franz wrote: > Well, I used the told commands and I get following dialog: > > Last login: Sun Dec 27 13:07:24 on console > franzs-powerbook-g4-15:~ Franz$ fink selfupdate > Password: > curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.27.16' -O > http://www.finkproject.org/CURRENT-FINK-10.5 > % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time > Time Current > Dload Upload Total Spent > Left Speed > 0 13 0 13 0 0 48 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- > --:--:-- 0 > > You already have the package descriptions from the latest Fink point > release. > (installed:10.5-0.9.0.2 available:10.5-0.9.0.2) > > If you wish to change your update method to one which updates more > frequently, > run the command 'fink selfupdate-rsync'. > franzs-powerbook-g4-15:~ Franz$ fink install fpc > Information about 2437 packages read in 2 seconds. > No packages to install. > franzs-powerbook-g4-15:~ Franz$ > > franzs-powerbook-g4-15:~ Franz$ fink list fpc > Information about 2437 packages read in 1 seconds. > i fpc 2.0.4-1 Free Pascal (aka FPK Pascal) > compiler > i fpc-doc 2.0.4-1 Free Pascal compiler documentataion > franzs-powerbook-g4-15:~ Franz$ > > The version did not change. I have installed Xcode 3.1.4. > > Regards > Franz > > > Am 26.12.2009 um 23:59 schrieb [email protected] > : > >> You can't use fink to install an arbitrary update to a package. You >> can >> only install versions that are in its distribution. >> >> 2.0.4 is the version from the binary distribution, and 2.2.4 is >> available from source. >> >> Just use >> >> fink selfupdate >> fink install fpc >> >> and Fink will download the source for fpc-2.2.4 and install it, >> provided >> that you have Xcode installed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
