The newest fink package manager release, version 0.14.0 now in the unstable tree, offers a new update method for fink users using rsync rather than cvs. The rsync server is being hosted at opendarwin.org, and we hope that the performance of this update method will be substantially better than the old method.
For those using the unstable tree, you'll have to somehow run "fink selfupdate-cvs" one last time to get fink-0.14.0-1, but after it is installed, running "fink selfupdate-rsync" will change you to the new setup. Once you've made the change, you can simply invoke "fink selfupdate" to do further updates. It is not advised to switch frequently between update methods; you should pick one method and stick to it. Eventually, we will have some alternative backup servers for the rsync updates in addition to the server at opendarwin.org. If you are using the stable tree only, and don't wish to wait for this update, you can run "fink selfupdate-cvs" and then copy the file fink-0.14.0-1.info from /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/finkinfo/base to /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo and run "fink update fink". Also, anyone who updates to this new version of fink can safely install the recent updates to the Developer Tools. Fink will ask you to run "sudo gcc_select 3" when it is necessary to switch back to gcc 3.1. -- Dave ------------------------------------------------------- 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
