Re: [Fink-beginners] downloading binary packages in 10.13

[Alexander H. <ale...@gm...>]

> On Jan 3, 2022, at 3:21 PM, John Carr <mr...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I have installed Fink (0.45.4) for the first time on my Mac running 10.13.6 (High Sierra).
> It was installed in the default directory /sw
> I have not previously used Fink so I am an absolute beginner here.
> 
> As a first try at a package download, I attempted a binary package which the database
> indicates has a binary distribution for 10.13, with this result:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> bash-3.2$ fink -b install ksudoku4-mac
> Password:
> 
> ERROR: Downloading packages from the binary distribution is currently only possible
> if Fink is installed at '/opt/sw'.
> Default answer will be chosen in 60 seconds...
> Continue with the 'UseBinaryDist' option temporarily disabled? [Y/n] n
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I would like to have the option of binary distributions, when available. 
> Does this mean that I would have to re-install Fink but choose /opt/sw for the install location?
> Is it even possible to use  /opt/sw   for 10.13?
> Or, is there some simple work-around that would fix this, rather than a complete re-installation?
> 
> many thanks,
> John 
> 
> 


I’m surprised that the proper path wasn’t selected by default, but I haven’t looked at the bootstrap code recently to see what happens on 10.13. Fink has always supported installation into a non-default path so installing into /opt/sw should work fine.

/św was removed as the default path because 10.14 and later OS versions have strict requirements about where non-system files can be installed.

—Ash