Update of /cvsroot/fink/scripts/installer/dmg/faq
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv15998/xml/scripts/installer/dmg/faq
Modified Files:
faq.html
Log Message:
A couple of FAQ things:
4.8: (unstable packages) local/main must be enabled in Trees: line to
use it.
4.14: (package version not available) Added downloading from
Master mirrors -- per pogma's suggestion. Removed a -cvs from
selfupdate.
Index: faq.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/scripts/installer/dmg/faq/faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.54
retrieving revision 1.55
diff -u -d -r1.54 -r1.55
--- faq.html 3 Dec 2003 17:25:55 -0000 1.54
+++ faq.html 6 Dec 2003 01:43:34 -0000 1.55
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@
problems or just won't compile.
That is why Fink doesn't search the unstable tree by default.
</p><p>
-If you only want one or two specific packages, and nothing else from unstable, then
you need to switch over to CVS updating, because rsync only updates the trees that are
active in your <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink.conf</tt>. Then you'll need to
run <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink selfupdate</tt> to download the package
description files. Now copy the relevant <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">.info</tt>
files (and their associated <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">.patch</tt> files, if
there are
+If you only want one or two specific packages, and nothing else from unstable, then
you need to switch over to CVS updating, because rsync only updates the trees that are
active in your <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink.conf</tt>. Edit <tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">/sw/etc/fink.conf</tt> and add <tt style="white-space:
nowrap;">local/main</tt> to the <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">Trees:</tt> line, if
not present. Then you'll need to run <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink
selfupdate</tt> to download the package description files. Now copy the relevant <tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">.info</tt> files (and their associated <tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">.patch</tt> files, if there are
any) from <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/finkinfo</tt>
to <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">/sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo</tt>. However,
note that your package may depend on other packages (or particular versions) which are
also only in unstable. You will have to move their .info and .patch files as well.
After you move all of the files, make sure to run <tt style="white-space:
nowrap;">fink index</tt>, so that Fink's record of available packages is
updated.</p><p>If you want Fink to use all of unstable, edit
<tt style="white-space: nowrap;">/sw/etc/fink.conf</tt>, add
<tt style="white-space: nowrap;">unstable/main</tt> and <tt style="white-space:
nowrap;">unstable/crypto</tt>
-to the beginning of the <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">Trees:</tt>
+to the <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">Trees:</tt>
line, and then run <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink selfupdate; fink index</tt>.
</p></div>
</a>
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@
<a name="usage-fink.not-found">
<div class="question"><p><b>Q4.14: 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?</b></p></div>
<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> The package sources get moved around by the upstream
sites when new
-versions are released.</p><p>The first thing you should do is run <tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">fink selfupdate-cvs</tt>.
+versions are released.</p><p>The first thing you should do is run <tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">fink selfupdate</tt>.
It may be that the package maintainer has already fixed this, and you will
get an updated package description with either a more recent version or a
-revised download URL.</p><p>If this doesn't work, please let the package maintainer
(available from "<tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink describe <b>packagename</b>
+revised download URL.</p><p>If this doesn't work, most sources are available on <a
href="http://distfiles.opendarwin.org";>http://distfiles.opendarwin.org</a> (thanks to
Rob Braun) , and you can run <tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink configure</tt> to
choose to search "Master" source mirrors so that Fink will automatically look
there.</p><p>If this doesn't work, please let the package maintainer (available from
"<tt style="white-space: nowrap;">fink describe <b>packagename</b>
</tt>") know that the URL is broken; not all maintainers read the mailing lists all
of the time.</p><p>To get a usable source, first try hunting around the remote site in
other directories for the same version of the source that Fink wants
(e.g. in an "old"
@@ -965,4 +965,4 @@
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 1.154 2003/12/03 17:25:19 alexkhansen Exp $</i></p></body></html>
+requires the explicit consent of the author.</p><hr><p>Generated from <i>$Fink:
faq.xml,v 1.155 2003/12/06 01:41:36 alexkhansen Exp $</i></p></body></html>
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