On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:56 AM, Martin Costabel wrote:
If you only use apt-get, you don't need the dev tools. The new -- use-binary-dist flag in fink rather muddies the waters here, because it seems to promise that you can use the binary dist with the "fink" command which is only partly true.
Yeah, my instructions to new users has always been "install Fink with the binary installer, then use apt-get". If it's desirable, we could make fink-the-program display a Very Prominent Warning if someone tries to run it without the dev tools installed, suggesting that the user either install the tools or use apt. Yea or nay?
We may also want to talk with the FinkCommander folks to see if they can make FC deal with this situation gracefully.
Dave
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