Re: [Fink-users] Can share Fink and Port directories & libs?

[Martin C. <cos...@wa...>]

Kevin Bradley wrote:
> Can Fink and Port (MacPorts) exist in the same set of directories?  

Bad idea. They are both tuned to use their own specific versions of 
their libraries and executables.

> Will 
> their dependency checks detect the libs that the other program installs, 

No, dependency checks always work via a database. They only take into 
account what the package manager installed, not what really exists on 
the hard disk. This is how every package manager works.

> or do I need to have duplicate libs in separate directories to run both 
> programs?

Yes. Plus, you have to make sure that each only sees its own libs and 
not the other one's.

-- 
Martin