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Martin C. had a good point: there was nothing in the FAQ about putting
Fink inside a directory with spaces in its name.
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wrong?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.dselect-access">3.12 Help! I used the
"[A]ccess" menu entry in dselect and now I can't download packages any
more!</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.cvs-busy">3.13 When I try to run <q>fink
selfupdate</q> or "fink selfupdate-cvs", I get the error "<tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">Updating using CVS failed. Check the error messages
above.</tt>"</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.kernel-panics">3.14 When I use
fink, my whole machine
-freezes up/kernel panics/dies. Help!</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.not-found">3.15
I'm trying to install a package, but fink can't download it. The download site shows
a later version number of the package than what fink has. What do I
do?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.fink-not-found">3.16 I've edited my .cshrc and
started a new terminal, but I still get "command not found" errors when I
run fink or anything that I installed with fink.</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.invisible-sw">3.17 I want to hide /sw in the Finder to keep users
from damaging the fink setup.</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.install-info-bad">3.18
I can't install anything, because I get the following error: "install-info:
unrecognized option `--infodir=/sw/share/info'"</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.bad-list-file">3.19 I can't install or remove anything, because of a
problem with a "files list file".</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.error-nineteen">3.20 When I use the Fink binary installer package, I
get a big "19" in the window and can't install anything.</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.dselect-garbage">3.21 I get a bunch of garbage when I select
packages in <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">dselect</tt>. How can I use
it?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.perl-undefined-symbol">3.22 Why do I get a bunch
of "dyld: perl undefined symbols" errors when I run Fink
commands?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.cant-upgrade">3.23 I can't seem to update
Fink's version.</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#comp-general"><b>4 Compile Problems -
General</b></a><ul><li><a href="#comp-general.compiler">4.1 A configure script
complains
+freezes up/kernel panics/dies. Help!</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.not-found">3.15
I'm trying to install a package, but fink can't download it. The download site shows
a later version number of the package than what fink has. What do I
do?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.fink-not-found">3.16 I've edited my .cshrc and
started a new terminal, but I still get "command not found" errors when I
run fink or anything that I installed with fink.</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.invisible-sw">3.17 I want to hide /sw in the Finder to keep users
from damaging the fink setup.</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.install-info-bad">3.18
I can't install anything, because I get the following error: "install-info:
unrecognized option `--infodir=/sw/share/info'"</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.bad-list-file">3.19 I can't install or remove anything, because of a
problem with a "files list file".</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.error-nineteen">3.20 When I use the Fink binary installer package, I
get a big "19" in the window and can't install anything.</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-fink.dselect-garbage">3.21 I get a bunch of garbage when I select
packages in <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">dselect</tt>. How can I use
it?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.perl-undefined-symbol">3.22 Why do I get a bunch
of "dyld: perl undefined symbols" errors when I run Fink
commands?</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.cant-upgrade">3.23 I can't seem to update
Fink's version.</a></li><li><a href="#usage-fink.spaces-in-directory">3.24 Can I put
Fink in a volume or directory with a space in its name?</a></li></ul></li><li><a
href="#comp-general"><b>4 Compile Problems - General</b></a><ul><li><a
href="#comp-general.compiler">4.1 A configure script complains
that it can't find an "acceptable cc". What's that?</a></li><li><a
href="#comp-general.cvs">4.2 When I try a "fink selfupdate-cvs" I get this
message: "cvs: Command not found." </a></li><li><a
href="#comp-general.make">4.3 make: illegal option -- C</a></li><li><a
href="#comp-general.head">4.4 I'm getting a strange usage message
from the head command. What's broken?</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.also_in">4.5
When I try to install a package I get an error message about trying to overwrite a
file that is in another package.</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.weak_lib">4.6
After I installed the December 2002 Development Tools I get messages about "weak
libraries".</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.mv-failed">4.7 What does
"execution of mv failed, exit code 1" mean when I try to build a
package?</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.node-exists">4.8 I can't install a package
| update because I get a message that a "node" already
exists.</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.usr-local-libs">4.9 I've heard that
libraries installed in /usr/local/lib sometimes cause build problems for Fink. Is
this true?</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.toc-out-of-date">4.10 When I try to
build a package, I get a message that a "table of contents" is out of date.
What do I need to do?</a></li><li><a href="#comp-general.fc-atlaas">4.11 Fink
Commander hangs when I try to install atlas.</a></li><li><a
href="#comp-general.basic-headers">4.12 I get messages saying that I'm missing
stddef.h. Where do I find it?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#comp-packages"><b>5
Compile Problems - Specific Packages</b></a><ul><li><a
href="#comp-packages.libgtop">5.1 libgtop fails to build with errors involving
sed.</a></li><li><a href="#comp-packages.cant-install-xfree">5.2 I want to switch to
fink's xfree86 packages, but I can't install xfree86-base, because it conflicts with
system-xfree86.</a></li><li><a href="#comp-packages.change-thread-nothread">5.3 How do
I change from the non-threaded version of fink's XFree86 packages to the threaded
version (or vice-versa)?</a></li><li><a href="#comp-packages.apple-x11">5.4 I've
installed the Apple X11 package, but system-xfree86 won't install.</a></li><li><a
href="#comp-packages.cctools">5.5 "When I try to install KDE, I get the following
message: 'Can't resolve dependency "cctools (>=
446-1)"'</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#usage-general"><b>6 Package Usage
Problems - General</b></a><ul><li><a href="#usage-general.xlocale">6.1 I'm getting
lots of messages
like "locale not supported by C library". Is that bad?</a></li><li><a
href="#usage-general.passwd">6.2 There are suddenly a number of
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@
<div class="question"><p><b>Q3.23: I can't seem to update Fink's
version.</b></p></div>
<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> THere are <a
href="http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/fix-upgrade.php";>special instructions</a>
to follow under these circumstances.</p></div>
</a>
+<a name="usage-fink.spaces-in-directory">
+<div class="question"><p><b>Q3.24: Can I put Fink in a volume or directory with a
space in its name?</b></p></div>
+<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> We recommend against putting your Fink directory
tree inside a directory with spaces in its name. It's just not worth the
hassle.</p></div>
+</a>
<h2><a name="comp-general">4 Compile Problems - General</a></h2>
@@ -933,4 +937,4 @@
You may distribute this document in print for private purposes,
provided the document and this copyright notice remain complete and
unmodified. Any commercial reproduction and any online publication
-requires the explicit consent of the author.</p><hr><p>Generated from <i>$Fink:
faq.xml,v 1.123 2003/08/03 19:10:54 alexkhansen Exp $</i></p></body></html>
+requires the explicit consent of the author.</p><hr><p>Generated from <i>$Fink:
faq.xml,v 1.124 2003/08/22 01:45:58 alexkhansen Exp $</i></p></body></html>
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