On Saturday, August 31, 2002, at 02:41 AM, ellem wrote: > I dunno folks I am noticing an awful lot of problems on this > list with folks who have Fink installed. I know I had my own > problems with it and eventually just removed but I am still > finding things amiss.
I can explain this apparent phenomenon, I think. Fink lets you install "difficult" perl modules (things with XS parts) like Storable. Sometimes those things get out of date, due to no fault of fink or perl. For instance, if you install a new perl with different config parameters or with a new version, you'll end up with some out-of-date stuff in fink that you need to fix. Since Fink lets people install these "difficult" stuff without much effort, it lets people get in a little over their heads sometimes. I mean that it lets people install things when they don't know how the installation process *works* (this is a really GOOD thing!), and they won't know how to fix things when something goes wrong (an unfortunate side effect). I don't think I've seen any evidence of fink & perl actually misbehaving together. But you're right, people with this combination are experiencing problems, even if they're easily explainable and nobody is at fault. I'm not sure how to address them in any systematic way. -Ken
