On 3/25/02 13:49, "Gavin Sherlock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > I know this reply is a bit late, but I think users (myself > included) would be much more inclined test if fink itself provided an > easier means to test. The main barriers to testing are: > > 1) You have to fool with something to use an unstable package (eg copy > some .info files, or edit the .conf) > > 2) If the package is very unstable, then you have to reinstall the stable > version of it, again having to fool with something, and then possibly > recompiling the original stable version (which can take hours, depending > on the package). (or am I wrong here??? - do you just need to fool with > stuff then use fink reinstall to get back the stable version, without > actually having to recompile it??) This one isn't that hard. If you keep your original .deb file around, you can reinstall your package almost instantly (no compilation required) by incorporating the version number in the 'fink install', i.e. 'fink install <package-name>-<version number>', or possibly 'fink install <package-name>-<version number>-<fink port number>'. The downgrade will usually happen automatically. If not, you may have to do a 'fink remove' followed by 'fink install'. You can do this without moving any files around or editing /sw/fink.conf again. > > If these two barriers were lifted, I think there would be a lot more user > testing and feedback. If you could: > > fink try <package_name> > > and it would see if there were a newer version in unstable, and compile > that one for you (honoring any dependencies on other unstable > packages) that would remove barrier no. 1. If you could then: > > fink restore <package_name> > > and it would replace the unstable version with the newest one (using the > original stable .deb file), that would remove barrier no.2. I can see > that dependencies would play a part in how this is done, but I'm sure the > easier and less painful it is to use unstable packages, the more feedback > you'll receive on them. Also, if list indicated which packages you had > installed unstable version of, that would also be useful, > > Cheers, > Gavin > ___________________________________________________________ > > Gavin Sherlock > Dept. of Genetics > Center for Clinical Sciences Research > 269 Campus Drive, > Room 2255b, > Stanford, > CA 94305-5166 > > Tel: 650 498 6012 > Fax: 650 723 7016 > > On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Max Horn wrote: > >> Dear Fink user, >> >> >> we, the Fink team, would like to make a new full Fink release in the >> near future. For this, we'd like to move as many package to stable as >> possible. But to be able to do so, we need *your* help! Under >> http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/testing.php, you can find a long list >> of packages which are in unstable, but not yet in stable. And it's a >> long list (over 550 packages). >> >> >> Please, look through this list. If you see packages you are using >> succesfully, please report them to the package maintainer, so that he >> can decide to move that package to stable. You can find out the email >> address of the maintainer by clicking on the link for each package; >> or alternatively, you can enter "fink info PACKAGE" to see the >> maintainer of any given package. >> >> Some package that would especially important to see in stable (so >> look for those first): >> >> aalib >> apache >> bash >> db3 / db3-bin / db3-doc / db3-shlibs >> db4 / db4-bin / db4-doc / db4-shlibs >> freetype2 / freetype2-shlibs >> gimp >> glib / glib-shlibs >> all gnome packages >> libmpeg >> mysql >> orbit >> qt3 >> xfree86-base 4.2.0-4 and xfree86-rootless 4.2.0-2 >> >> >> But don't limit yourself to these, *any* package is important! Just >> remember, Fink is a group effort. We can't do without your help! >> >> >> Thank you for helping, >> >> Max Horn >> Fink Lead Developer >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fink-announce mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-announce >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Levitated Dipole Experiment MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
