On 12/6/2012 8:12 PM, Nathan McNulty wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'm very new to Fink, so pardon me if this is a dumb question... > > I'm currently trying to use fink to install BioPerl per the > instructions provided on the BioPerl website, which seem pretty > straightforward: > > http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Installing_BioPerl_on_Mac_OSX
That page is very outdated as it still refers to OS X 10.4, which hasn't been supported by Fink in over a year. > I've gotten fink installed without any issues. However, I don't seem > to be able to install any of the three bioperl packages described in > the fink package database: > > Name Latest Version Description > bioperl-pm5100 1.6.901-2 Perl module for molecular biology > bioperl-pm586 1.6.901-2 Perl module for molecular biology > bioperl-pm588 1.6.901-2 Perl module for molecular biology and 'fink list bioperl-pm5123' ? > For example, if I attempt to run the command "fink install > bioperl-pm586", I get the following message: > > "Failed: no package found for specification 'bioperl-pm586'!". Yes, because pm586 packages only exist on 10.5/ http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/bioperl-pm586 > So, at this point, I'm stuck. I can't figure out why these packages > aren't showing up in the output from 'fink list'. Any thoughts? 'fink list <STRING>' will give a list of any packages that contain STRING in their name. So 'fink list bioperl-pm' will show you which flavor of bioperl is available for your system. Dustin, any chance you can contact the bioperl developers and ask them to update their wiki? Hanspeter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
