On 10/23/05, Alexander K. Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/23/05, Moritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > thanks for the pointer! However, questions remain: > > > > 1) Is the behavior I reported abnormal, or is it how fink is supposed > > to behave? > > > > I don't have the prior thread, so I don't know what method (binary or > source) you used to update. > > > 2) How would I go about telling Fink Commander about the 10.4 > > transistional tree? I couldn't find anything. I could imagine that I > > could directly edit fink.conf, but I haven't tried yet. > > You don't. You can indeed edit the Trees: line in fink.conf, but see below. > > > > > 3) If it is indeed necessary to manually tell fink to switch trees, > > why is there no mention of this crucial fact on the website? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Moritz > > > > If you're using source to update, you have to run > > sudo /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl > > And this is mentioned in the FAQ: > > http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#wrong-tree > > as well as the 10.3 -> 10.4 upgrade instructions on the Fink homepage. > > > On the other hand, if you're using binaries, this is indeed abnormal. > -- > Alexander K. Hansen > Fink Documenter > [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment > http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ >
Now, having located the prior message: It looks like you weren't set up to use rsync or CVS updates. A minority of people who use the "fink" tool don't have those enabled, so it was assumed, apparently, that "fink selfupdate" would update from rsync or CVS. In that case "sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" should have brought you over. Moreover, the output you showed didn't indicate whether you ran /sw/lib/postinstall.pl or not--that script detects your OS (among other things). -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
