On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:38:41 -0500 Alan Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to install tetex and tetex-texmf which require massive > downloads (dialup). > > Therefore I would like to use a separate download manager for the > source packages. The Fink FAQ gives instructions on locating the > packages on the Internet, and then moving the downloaded packages to / > sw/src where they will be picked up on a fink install. > > However, I have been unable to determine the specific source file name > (s) making up a fink (source) package. The FAQ seems to think that > one already knows the file name. Google searches don't turn up exact > matching filenames with version numbers. Also the files found by > Google don't seem to match the size of the downloads that the fink > install is attemtping. > man fink suggests that the following should work: fink fetch -d -r package_name_you_want You should be able to pick up the full download URLs from the output. But, if there is a .deb file that fink would download from the binary distribution, I'm not sure how to find the URL to download the .deb. You can also find the .info files for the packages, and manually inspect them to find the source URL. Note that you will need to decipher fink's percent expansion: http://www.finkproject.org/doc/packaging/format.php?phpLang=en#percent %n = the package name usually found near the top of the info file %v = the version of the software, found near the top of the info file. Kevin Horton ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
