On 2/15/14 10:18 AM, A User wrote: > Success! Thanks Alexander. > > In addition to your advice, I found I had to edit these files in > /sw/var/lib/apt/lists . > > bindist.finkmirrors.net_10.3_dists_stable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages > bindist.finkmirrors.net_10.3_dists_stable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages > bindist.finkmirrors.net_10.3_dists_current_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages > > In the paths in these files, I had to change the string "fink-0.7.2" > to the string "stable" , and for good measure I also changed the > double-slashes to a single slash. > > I was then able to install binaries well, using apt-get. > > One additional note, after reading the manpages I thought that these > commands would be equivalent: > > fink -b install wget > apt-get install wget > > but it doesn't seem to be so for my very old Mac. For me, the -b in > the first command seems to be ignored and fink proceeds to do a > source-type install: a source code tgz is downloaded and a ./configure > is run. The second command always installs binaries from the > repository. I imagine that, if this is a bug, it was fixed in later > versions of fink. > > With apt-get working well for me, a bonus is that the FinkCommander > GUI now also works, since it depends on apt-get to install binaries. > > Thanks again for your help. > > > >
I'm glad it's working again. What "fink -b install" does is install from a binary only if the binary version corresponds to the latest known. Otherwise it installs from source. I'm not completely sure whether specifying a package version does the right thing or not. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android apps run on BlackBerry 10 Introducing the new BlackBerry 10.2.1 Runtime for Android apps. Now with support for Jelly Bean, Bluetooth, Mapview and more. Get your Android app in front of a whole new audience. Start now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=124407151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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
