On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 07:29:34AM -0400, Benjamin Reed wrote: > Max Horn wrote: > > > Do we have a tool that helps a package author to (semi)automatically do > > this? If yes, could somebody point me at it? > > I don't think we have one, and every time I move something to stable I > think I should write one, just haven't gotten to it. ;) > > But yes, this would be an awesome tool.
Using the --trees or --exclude-trees flags available in CVS HEAD fink, it's easy to turn off various trees without futzing with fink.conf and without worrying "maybe a dependency is currently installed but its .info isn't present". So copy your foo.info to stable, then: fink --trees=stable/main,stable/crypto,virtual rebuild foo If you get as far as fink asking for confirmation about what pkgs it'll build, then you're all set. If you get an error that a dependency could not be satisfied, well then... dan -- Daniel Macks [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netspace.org/~dmacks ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel