-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2/25/11 3:28 PM, t...@berkeley.edu wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install packages that are newer versions than what are > currently listed in fink list. For example, I need root v5.28.00 and fink > has listed only v5.22.00. I am using a macbook (i386) with osx 10.6, if > that's relevant. > > I've tried the following command lines (based on what I've found in > archives/faqs) in terminal while logged in as root user,
You don't have to be root. to no avail: > fink self-update > fink update-all > fink index > as well as some apt-get commands. apt-get is of little use on 10.6 since there isn't an official binary distribution. In any case, our binary distributions, when present are generally older than the current/stable tree. > > I've added the following lines to Trees in my /sw/etc/fink.conf file: > /unstable/main /unstable/crypto local/bootstrap > According to http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/root5, 5.22.00 is the current/unstable version, too. > which increased my package list from 4k to over 10k, but still does not > have the newer versions. You have the newest versions that are in the official distribution. > > I've downloaded the tar file from the root.cern website, dumped it into > /sw/src and tried to force an install from this directory by typing: > fink install <package.tar> > It appears to search the list again and fails as follows: > "Failed: no package found for specification 'blah.tar'!" > That's because that method of install is not supported. > Any suggestions? > Many thanks. > > > Fink cannot be used to build an arbitrary package. There has to be a description for it which includes the name and version. You might email the maintainer for root5 to ask about an update. Or you could try updating the package description yourself: http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/creating-local-packages/ - -- 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/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1oFdsACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ9hsQCffv/fjES9VHqeo1YA92YLD+xT uI4AnA4VgwQUerRY7tiGy6JZU1V6Hqra =deX1 -----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 Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
