It should work, provided that both systems are looking for the same files (i.e. same trees enabled, both selfupdated-cvs about the same time to make sure the .info and .patch files are the same--or you could copy /sw/fink/10.2 over).
Are you sure you didn't put gnumeric-1.0.11.tar.gz on your second machine instead? On Tue, 2003-03-04 at 18:32, Greg Hamilton wrote: > I've noticed that the tarballs for installed packages are saved in > /sw/src. > > If I copy these files to the fink /sw/src directory on another machine > and the use fink to install the packages represented by these files > should I expect fink to find the files and use them in preference to > downloading them again ? > > I tried doing this to install gnumeric. > > After typing 'fink install gnumeric' and answering a few questions > about virtual dependencies fink started downloading > 'gnumeric-1.0.10.tar.gz'. This file is already in /sw/src. > > Greg > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger > for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and > disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX > and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
