> On Oct 5, 2015, at 07:53, Smith, Phillip R. <smith...@nyumc.org> wrote: > > OK … > > mcrc13-7> fink selfupdate > > Fink has the capability to run the cvs commands as a normal user. That has > some > advantages - it uses that user's CVS settings files and allows the package > descriptions to be edited and updated without becoming root. Please specify > the > user login name that should be used: [smithp01] > > For Fink developers only: Enter your SourceForge login name to set up full CVS > access. Other users, just press return to set up anonymous read-only access. > [anonymous] > > Failed: There is a left-over "/sw/fink.old" directory. You have to move it > out of the way before proceeding. > mcrc13-8> > > Moved "/sw/fink.old” and re-executed. > > Removed the /sw/fink/10.10.old directory > > Seems that the installation is OK now… > > mcrc13-13> fink -V > Package manager version: 0.39.1 > Distribution version: selfupdate-cvs Mon Oct 5 10:44:54 2015, 10.10, x86_64 > Trees: local/main stable/main local/injected > > Copyright (c) 2001 Christoph Pfisterer > Copyright (c) 2001-2015 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. > mcrc13-14> > > Many thanks!! > > Question: The website now suggests using " fink cleanup —deb” before “fink > selfupdate”. Is that step worthwhile once you have 0.39.1 in place? > > -Ross >
The cleanup is really only to help in updating to fink-0.39.0. On that fink version the script that migrates the .deb package archives from the old tree to the new tree would quit if any of the symbolic links in /sw/fink/debs were broken before the update. Once the update is done, you’re free to clean up the .debs to save space, but it’s not important otherwise. And for folks updating from fink-0.38.7 and earlier to fink-0.39.1, it’s also not really needed, since now the migration script just gives a warning and continues if it finds a symlink that won’t resolve. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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
