-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2/24/11 3:51 PM, Bucheli Daniel wrote: > > On Feb 24, 2011, at 9:20 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > On 2/24/11 3:08 PM, Bucheli Daniel wrote: >>>> Thanks a lot for your quick answer. >>>> So, >>>> -I selected the gimp and used Source->install. However, nothing happened >>>> (only a short beep-sound) and I got the same error message as before. > > Fink Commander won't run from the disk image. > >>>> -Yes, I am running Fink Commander from it's disk image (it's on the >>>> desktop). Is that right or wrong? > > quoting: > ERROR: Self-repair failed. > Please be sure you are running FinkCommander from a directory and disk > you are authorized to modify (e.g., not a disk image). > > The Fink Commander disk image isn't writeable. Copy Fink Commander to > the Applications folder, or your home folder. > > >> I did that, this should work now. > >>>> -If I want to do it using the terminal, how does it work? I went in my >>>> Download folder (that's where I saved fink at (i think)) and then typed >>>> 'cd fink-0.29.16' to go in that folder. And there I wrote "fink >>>> selfupdate-rsync", but it didn't work; it said: >>>> daniels-MacBook-Pro:fink-0.29.16 daniel$ fink selfupdate-rsync >>>> -bash: fink: command not found >>>> what did I do wrong here? > > Did you install Fink, as per > http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php? > >> I think so, yes; however I have the version fink-0.29.16, and not >> fink-0.29.19. Is there a difference, should I download the 0.29.19 version? > >
I just updated that page today. 0.29.16 is fine. When you do a selfupdate it will be updated. > If you installed it, then you probably just need to start a new terminal > window. If you didn't install it then do so. > > The fink command doesn't need to be run from any particular directory. > >> I opened a new terminal. However I get the same error message: >> daniels-MacBook-Pro:~ daniel$ fink selfupdate-rsync >> -bash: fink: command not found > >> Does that mean I haven't installed fink in the right way? > Try running "/sw/bin/pathsetup.sh" and then start a new terminal - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1mzQEACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ/aWgCdFcYKKviViuwHGwqlKTDBG1Wu Ey0AnR4n2LE3oIS20KGbVhUkJeD5W9SM =BCdm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
