Re: [Fink-beginners] Proxy errors

[Michael D. <fr...@up...>]

On 23 Apr 2007, at 18:33, Alexander Hansen wrote:

> If you use "fink --no-use-binary install <some package>" that  
> forces fink to install from source.  Just "fink install" can wind  
> up bringing in binaries instead.  You'll need the Xcode Tools  
> installed to compile stuff.


That's no problem - the first thing I did when I got my Mac was play  
around with Cocoa ;o)


> Could very well be.  If you've got the Xcode Tools installed, then  
> run "fink selfupdate-rsync" or "fink selfupdate-cvs" to switch fink  
> to a mode where it can download new package descriptions and update  
> itself to a newer version.

fink selfupdate-cvs worked, as suspected, as our proxy blocks all  
rsync traffic and I am now running fink update-all (so far with an  
error on gettext but following the instructions has fixed that).

>
> And check back (on-list) if there are any problems.  We need to  
> make sure to have a comprehensive upgrade strategy known.

Done ;o)

I can install from sources now using fink commander, but it seems  
that it doesn't like updating the package descriptions - how long  
does this process normally take before a response is returned?

Thanks for your help!

Mikey