> > > Is there a way to revert a package version to a version that's not > > > listed? For example, autoconf-2.59 is no longer available as it has been > > > replaced by autoconf-2.60, and dumpinfo only shows 2.60. I can't find > > > 2.59 in the stable tree either. (Unfortunately, the upgrade has caused > > > some serious grief and breakage for a project of mine.) Hopefully, I'd > > > only need to do this temporarily until I diagnose the exact problem before > > > devising a workaround to allow use of the new version, so momentary > > > incoherence in my fink installation is acceptable. > > > > You can download the older version via CVS, e.g. the ViewCVS interface: > > > > http://fink.cvs.sourceforge.net/fink/dists/10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/devel/autoconf.info?view=log > > > > --maybe rename the .info file to be autoconf-1.59-<revision>.info > > > > -- > > Alexander K. Hansen > > Fink Documenter (still) > > > > I should add that you'd want to download the (renamed) file to > /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo, and then you can do > > fink install autoconf-2.59-<revision> > > (I don't remember what the last revision was, right off the top of my head)
So I did something similar: in .../finkinfo/devel/: cvs update -r1.2 autoconf2.5.info mv autoconf.info autoconf.info.bkp mv autoconf2.5.info autoconf.info [hand-edit the new autoconf.info to make package name match (was "2.5")] fink selfupdate fink install autoconf-2.59-7 I did this to avoid perturbing the automake1.9.info (which I also need) which shows a dependency on autoconf, not autoconf2.5. (There was a momentary mess in trying to remove the installed package, but blocked by the dependency.) Now a dumpinfo shows that the debs for autoconf-2.60-4 and 2.59-7 are both available, so I should be able to switch between them via install. I think the only problem will arise when autoconf.info is updated, but I can at least repeat the above steps. Thanks again. David ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
