> > > All
> > > of the fink package descriptions which specify downloads from
> > > sourceforge
> > > were then modified to be compatible with sourceforge's new setup. To
> > > update your package descriptions to the new ones, run "fink
> > > selfupdate-cvs".
> > Even if we otherwise only insta
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 06:15 PM, David R. Morrison wrote:
>
> But if you want fink to be able to find things at sourceforge by itself,
> then you need the update.
>
> In the update, we changed all of the lines in fink packages of the form
>
> Source: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/BL
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 06:30 PM, David R. Morrison wrote:
> This does two things;
> 1) it updates all of your package descriptions, both stable and
> unstable,
> to the most recent ones
> 2) for a few, essential packages such as fink itself, if the package
> has
> changed i
fink stores package descriptions on your local machine. Both the stable ones
and the unstable ones are present, and you get to control which of these
is used by means of the Trees line in /sw/etc/fink.conf .
You can update package descriptions when we make a fink "release" like 0.4.0,
but we mak
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 06:15 PM, David R. Morrison wrote:
> If you are only using the binary installer (via apt-get and dselect)
> then
> you do not need the update.
>
> If you only install packages whose source files are installed in
> locations
> other than sourceforge.net, then you do
Erik Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 06:03 PM, David R. Morrison wrote:
>
> > Sourceforge.net changed their setup in a big way, a week or two ago.
> > All
> > of the fink package descriptions which specify downloads from
> > sourceforge
> > were then modified t
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 06:03 PM, David R. Morrison wrote:
> Sourceforge.net changed their setup in a big way, a week or two ago.
> All
> of the fink package descriptions which specify downloads from
> sourceforge
> were then modified to be compatible with sourceforge's new setup. To
>
> Several times recently (but not always) when trying to install stuff via
> fink (0.4.0),
>
> curl -f -L -s -S -O
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fink/[some_package].tar.gz
>
> has acquired a "corrupt" tarfile, which turns out to be an .html file
> for a page which involves selecting a
>From my observations, I think the fault lies in the prdownloads.sourceforge.net web
>site. If you follow that link by hand, you land on a page that will start a download
>but also offers alternative mirror sites.
I feel that if the URL link ends in "tar.gz" then you should get a tarball, but
Several times recently (but not always) when trying to install stuff via
fink (0.4.0),
curl -f -L -s -S -O
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fink/[some_package].tar.gz
has acquired a "corrupt" tarfile, which turns out to be an .html file
for a page which involves selecting a mirror site. Thi
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