Hello,
I just re-installed my computer and updated the operating system from Mac OSX
10.5.8 to 10.6.8. I am trying to download fink so that I can then download the
gmt package. I am following the instructions at
http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php
I downloaded fink-0.31.0.tar and unpacked it. When I run the ./bootstrap
command in the fink-0.31.0 directory the terminal window shows the following
error -
"Fink must be installed and run with superuser (root) privileges. Fink
canautomatically try to become root when it's run from a user account.
Sinceyou're currently running this script as a normal user, the method you
choosewill also be used immediately for this script. Available methods:
(1) Use sudo(2) Use su(3) None, fink must be run as root
Choose a method: [1] "
I thought perhaps this was because I was trying to install this in my user
directory instead of in the root directory so I moved the .tar file to the /
directory and unpacked it there and tried the same ./bootstrap in the new
fink-0.31.0 directory, but I get the same error.
Any ideas how to proceed?
Thanks for any help you can give!
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