Question about fink
By praveen at Wed, Apr 16 2008 1:35am |
I am using fink on macbook with leopard though I have installed few packages. Fink tries to install gcc, python, tcktk, etc. as dependencies even when they are already available in leopard. Is it possible to tell fink to use the available packages ? If not possible, do other port systems like macports have this option ? I really hate to have multiple installations lying around my computer.
The packages that fink wants
The packages that fink wants to install are usually newer than the ones provided with OS X, and maybe required by the package that you try to install. And yes, it can be annoying when gcc has yet another release :) If you have more questions or concerns I suggest you post them on the fink mailinglist, there is more knowledge there about the way fink works, and you usually get an answer quickly. I don't know how other ports handle this.
Notes on Fink
I like fink a lot, I think it is very robust. I must make clear that I use it mainly for biochemistry/protein structure.
I have installed several packages and I always follow the indicated dependencies. If you need help I recommend this page:
http://xanana.ucsc.edu/xtal/
You can install some packages WITHOUT COMPILING THEM following the instructions in this page:
http://xanana.ucsc.edu/xtal/wiki/index.php/Getting_your_fink_installation_to_use_packages_that_I_have_pre-compiled
Regards.