On Wednesday 14 May 2008 00:14:44 thetrystero wrote: > Hi All, > > This sounds like a common problem but I could not find it on here. > Apologies if its already been dealt with. > > One of the key advantages of Fink is that it will automatically search for > and install dependencies for any particular package that you're installing. > Sometimes, this can mean installing many many other packages prior to the > software you're actually wanting to use. When this works, it's great. > However, more often than not, I'm finding that some files don't exist on > the default server that Fink looks at, and that breaks the whole process. > curl just sits there indefinitely trying to download a file that either > does not exist or stalls for some reason or other. Is there a way to tell > fink to try multiple servers based on a given timeout? or maybe even try to > fall back on earlier versions of a package if the latest is unavailable?
This may be an issue with your mirror settings. If you are using the "closest mirror first" option, then you won't be allowed to pop back to the Fink "Master" mirrors, which exist for this very reason. So first check on that with "fink configure". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
