But I think I am facing some problems: as you suggested, I was able to install the polymake-pm581_2.1.0-3_darwin-powerpc.deb file without any problems.
However, after this when I try to install the polymake_2.1.0-3_darwin- powerpc.deb
package using the samke sudo dpkg -i filename, I get the following messages:
(Reading database ... 57037 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace polymake 2.1.0-3 (using polymake_2.1.0-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement polymake ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of polymake:
polymake depends on darwin (>= 8-1); however:
Version of darwin on system is 7.9.0-1.
Package darwin is not installed.
dpkg: error processing polymake (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
polymake
I know this has nothing to do with fink, but in case anyone knows how to resolve this I would appreciate it very much. I have posted it to google groups as well, but no one has replied yet..
I am using OS X 10.3
thanks,
--A.
On 8/2/05, Martin Costabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Amit Bhatia wrote:
> Hi,
> I have just downloaded the polymake package from their web
> site(http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/polymake/). For OS X 10.3, they have
> the package as .deb
> I was wondering how to proceed beyond this point. I located a couple
> of .deb files probably where fink keeps them, but how do I install
> these speific deb packages?
You can put them wherever you want and install them from the command
line with
sudo dpkg -i polymake_2.1.0-3_darwin-powerpc.deb
(this is valid if the deb is in your current directory, otherwise you
have to give the complete path name)
> should I just simply copy them into where all the other .deb files
> are? how can I force fink commander(0.54 version) to show them in
> table?
FinkCommander cannot see this, because there is no corresponding *.info
file available.
>
> Also, the above web site says something like: "The pm subpackage
> contains perl modules dependend on the perl version. It is required by
> the Fink packaging policy.
> You have to install it together with the main package. "
> I did a check for perl and I have version v5.8.1-RC3 already
> installed.. Do I need the package still?
In this case (you are on OSX 10.3, right?) you need to download the
polymake-pm581_2.1.0-3_darwin-powerpc.deb
file and install this. If you are on Tiger and have perl-5.8.6, you want
the corresponding *-pm586-*.deb.
If you have contact with the authors, you could also ask them why they
don't submit their Fink *.info file (they must have made one in order to
produce the *.deb) to Fink, so that one can build and install it with
the standard Fink tools, for example FinkCommander. Since they put their
program under the GPL, you can even *require* that they give you the
*.info file.
--
Martin
