Re: [Fink-users] xmkmf install unable

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

> On Nov 27, 2025, at 20:50, a_sk--- via Fink-users <fin...@li...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Hanspeter Niederstrasser,
> 
> You mentioned that Safari (or others?) can be used but md5 chech would not be done by Safari.
> 
> If that is the case,  pls let me know how can we download xmkmf by Fink syatem ??  Now Fink is unable to DL.
> 
> (Note: Maintainer is listed Dave Morrison in Fink, but I am afraid his mail had repeatedly bounced)
> 
> 
>> 2025/11/17 10:10、a_sk@me.comのメール:
>> 
>> Just for memorandum, the mail sent to dr...@fi... <mailto:dr...@fi...> bounced, then the current maintainer’s address would be incorrect or now other guys may be in charge.
>> 
>> (Ref) https://www.finkproject.org/people.php?phpLang=en
>> 
>> 
>>> 2025/11/14 17:04、a_...@me...:
>>> 
>>> curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.45.99.git' -O http://distfiles.master.finkmirrors.net/distfiles/imake-1.0.10.tar.xz
>>> 
>>> curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
>>> 
>>> curl failed to verify the legitimacy of the server and therefore could not
>>> establish a secure connection to it. To learn more about this situation and
>>> how to fix it, please visit the webpage mentioned above.
>>> ### execution of curl failed, exit code 60
>>> Downloading the file "imake-1.0.10.tar.xz" failed.
>>> . . .
>>> . . .
>>> 
>>> (1)	Give up
>>> 
>>> Note using Safari, able to download  imake-1.0.10.tar.xz without troubles

And of course the Fink build will check the validity of the download package as part of the build process so you don’t have to worry about that.  Even if a package is already downloaded the checksum is tested before expansion of the tarball.

-sth