> > > All
> > > of the fink package descriptions which specify downloads from
> > > sourceforge
> > > were then modified to be compatible with sourceforge's new setup. To
> > > update your package descriptions to the new ones, run "fink
> > > selfupdate-cvs".
> > Even if we otherwise only install stable packages?
>
> If you are only using the binary installer (via apt-get and dselect) then
> you do not need the update.
>
> If you only install packages whose source files are installed in locations
> other than sourceforge.net, then you do not need the update.
>
> If you do not mind finding the sourcefiles at sourceforge yourself,
> downloading them, and putting them into /sw/src, then you do not need the
> update.
>
> But if you want fink to be able to find things at sourceforge by itself,
> then you need the update.
As a meta-point about fink documentation, I think this is confusing
to some people (it has been to me), because with most software one only
gets something from CVS if you want the latest "bleeding edge" versions.
But "fink selfupdate-cvs" seems to be advised fairly often.
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