On 29/08/2009, at 09:54, Ben Abbott wrote: > On Aug 29, 2009, at 6:16 AM, monipol wrote: > On 28/08/2009, at 23:09, Ben Abbott wrote: >>> I see arpack on the finkproject.org homepage .... >>> >>> "2009-08-28: arpack-96patched-1 (Solve large scale eigenvalue >>> problems)" >>> http://www.finkproject.org/index.php?phpLang=en >>> >>> .... but I don't see it in the list of packages (on line for from >>> the >>> terminal). >>> >>> Can someone explain? >> >> You haven't provided any information about your system, so I'd >> guess it's because: >> >> * arpack is only available on the unstable tree. The following FAQ >> entry explains how to enable that tree: >> >> http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php#unstable > > I've got unstable turned on. > >> * You might be stuck at the point release (July 2008 IIRC) and >> maybe arpack was released after the point release. Using either >> rsync or cvs for selfupdate should bring you up-to-date. The >> following FAQ section explains how to change from point to rsync or >> cvs: >> >> http://www.finkproject.org/faq/upgrade-fink.php > > I first noticed this a week or so back. It is likely that something > like that was my problem. > > At the moment my problem might be that I've upgraded to Mac OS 10.6 > and choose the 32bit branch. Is arpack available for 10.6?
I don't see any restrictions on arpack so it should be available on 10.6. I'm not 100% sure though because I'm not running Snow Leopard yet. Have you followed the upgrade instructions available on Fink's home page? http://www.finkproject.org >> I've written an article that explains these point, rsync, cvs >> selfupdate options: >> >> http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/selfupdate-methods-point-rsync-cvs/ > > Very nice. I hadn't realized there was a Fink blog. > > Ben Cheers, -- monipol http://finkers.wordpress.com Submitting a Fink bug report? Read this: http://www.finkproject.org/doc/netiquette/index.php http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/bug-reports/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
