You need to run "fink selfupdate" in order to get a more complete set of
package descriptions. Then, "fink install xmkmf" should do it.
On Jul 2, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Bill Freeman wrote:
> Hello Dave,
>
> I am running into a bit of trouble installing the xmkmf package using fink.
> I think its a simple matter of me using the incorrect command. I guess the
> obvious ones like "apt-get xmkmf" and "fink install xmkmf" aren't working. I
> haven't used fink before. I threw a few commands that I tried and some more
> useful information at the end of this email. Any help would be much
> appreciated. My fink version and os info are at the bottom of this email.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> ~Bill Freeman
>
>
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% apt-get xmkmf-1.0.2-1103
> E: Invalid operation xmkmf-1.0.2-1103
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% apt-get 'xmkmf-1.0.2-1103'
> E: Invalid operation xmkmf-1.0.2-1103
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% apt-get xmkmf
> E: Invalid operation xmkmf
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% which apt-get
> /sw/bin/apt-get
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% fink install xmkmf
> Password:
> Scanning package description files..........
> Information about 307 packages read in 1 seconds.
> Failed: no package found for specification 'xmkmf'!
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% fink install xmkmf-1.0.2-1103
> Information about 307 packages read in 0 seconds.
> Failed: no package found for specification 'xmkmf-1.0.2-1103'!
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% fink install xmkmf-1.0.2-1002
> Information about 307 packages read in 0 seconds.
> Failed: no package found for specification 'xmkmf-1.0.2-1002'!
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% fink install xmkmf
> Information about 307 packages read in 0 seconds.
> Failed: no package found for specification 'xmkmf'!
>
> [pierce-48-250:~] bill% fink --version
> Package manager version: 0.33.1
> Distribution version: selfupdate-point (bootstrap), 10.7, x86_64
> Trees: local/main stable/main
>
> Copyright (c) 2001 Christoph Pfisterer
> Copyright (c) 2001-2012 The Fink Package Manager Team
> This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
> GNU General Public License for more details.
>
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