On 1/15/13 3:37 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote: > > Am 15.01.2013 um 23:14 schrieb Cook, Rich: > >> 2) If /sw/lib/libsomething.so is already installed, is there a way to query >> to see what package it belongs to? Kind of like rpm -qf ? > > dpkg -S /sw/lib/libsomething.so > > To answer your question 1) a bit: how can a package manager (computer) know > what is contained in a package that's neither installed on nor downloaded to > this computer? > > You can build a Fink package without need of installing it – only its > prerequisites will be installed. > > -- > Greetings > > Pete > > "Klingon function calls do not have 'parameters' - they have 'arguments' - > and they ALWAYS WIN THEM." > >
There's nothing fundamentally misguided with question 1) (which got deleted): "If I need to install /sw/lib/libsomething.so, is there a command I can run to see if it's contained in a fink package and which package I therefore need to install?" It can be boiled down to: "Is there a database of information of what files are installed by every available package in the distribution?" This is certainly possible to generate. We just don't happen to have dedicated machines to build every package and upload that information. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
