Fink is ready for 10.3 (binaries also)

mule · 11-03-2003, 06:18 AM

Hello guys.

Since you all are such a faithful crowd I wanted to inform you early. We have released fink 0.6.1 along with binary packages which have been compiled on 10.2 with gcc 3.3. Those packages should run on 10.3 as well.

We'll lay off wth the big announcements until we can be sure that everything runs just as designed. Any of you that feel brave enough, please do join in and test. Let us know about your progress on fink-devel, praise is of course appreciated as well, because all too often people only bitch at us *winks*

sao · 11-03-2003, 06:21 AM

Good news...

So this means people who have fink 0.6.1 installed, can start installing the bindist packages with apt-get and dselect in 10.3, right?

mule · 11-03-2003, 06:28 AM

To put it with the words of the binary release maintainer:

Quote:


	The latest Fink release, version 0.6.1, is now available for both source and binary users. This release was built on OS X 10.2 using the gcc 3.3 compiler, and runs well on OS X 10.3. Most Fink users who upgrade to 10.3 will want to only use the binaries from this new distribution for now, while the Fink team continues to modify Fink packages for 10.3. If you wish to access the new binaries, use apt-get, dselect, or the binary mode of FinkCommander. Unless you are interested in helping the Fink team to test packages which are compiled on 10.3, do not use the command-line fink program to do your installations for the next few weeks.

sao · 11-03-2003, 06:47 AM

mule,

So, this means that with Fink 0.6.1:

1-Those who want to use the new binaries:

Use apt-get, dselect or the binary mode of FinkCommander

to access the new binaries and install the packages.

and

2-Those who want to help the fink team test packages compiled in 10.3:

Still can use 'fink install packagename'

mule · 11-03-2003, 06:50 AM

yes, that is correct. But there are instructions on fink.sf.net we are just not announcing this to the mainstream press yet.

It is an official release none the less

sao · 11-03-2003, 06:54 AM

Great, thanks mule...

Craig R. Arko · 11-03-2003, 07:34 AM

Seems to be working quite well.

A word for those running various BSD or X11 programs: you may want to remap your Expose' key combinations and be careful what other keyboard shortcuts you assign.

For example, trying to quit mc is a little frustrating if Expose' intercepts the F10 key.

jkp23 · 11-03-2003, 10:45 AM

Hi there...

After having had a play with the sources distros last week, i decieded to wait till the binaries were released to install the majority of stuff on my box. As of this morning i had

Code:

Jamies-Computer:~ jkp$ fink -V
Package manager version: 0.16.0
Distribution version: 0.6.0cvs

anyway, what i did today

Ran fink selfupdate and the fink update-all.

it pulled some new stuff down and then said all was ready to go. the prob was that i went to fink commander and i still couldnt see binary installs availible. I updated the binary descriptions via the binary menu, but still no luck.

Then i decided i had nothing to loose by reinstalling the whole thing from the new binary distro (the dmg installer).

so now i have:

Code:

Jamies-Computer:~ jkp$ fink -V
Package manager version: 0.16.0
Distribution version: 0.6.1

and still no joy accessing the 10.2 gcc3.3 binary list from fink commander. what am i doing wrong!? it seems that coz im on 10.3 it is only looking at the 10.3 distro that has no binaries as of yet. how do i tell fink commander that it is allowed to use the other ('older') binaries as an option?

sao · 11-03-2003, 02:38 PM

jkp23,

Try running in FinkCommander :

"Update" followed by

"Dist-Upgrade"

(both in the Binary menu)

If it doesn't work, try running the following command from terminal.app:

"sudo /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl"

and then run again the binary upgrade procedure in FinkCommander.

score · 11-03-2003, 05:47 PM

so this means we can download bundle-kde-ssl from binaries, right??

bluehz · 11-03-2003, 06:42 PM

WOW! Last week I updated Fink and was going to update-all, but it was going to be a LOT of pkgs so I delayed it. Decided to run the Fink Commander > Binary > Dist-Upgrade and it is now d/l 150mb in 134 pkgs. Guess I'll let it go... these large changes scare me though.

jkp23 · 11-03-2003, 11:34 PM

thanks sao...

as usual you came to the rescue. seems ok now, tho i just tried putting kde on (my never ending quest...) and even tho i made an .xinitrc and told it to use kde as the window manager it comes up with a window telling me kde wouldnt start! have disabled quartz-wm too.

if it continues i shall post to my the other thread....

11-03-2003, 06:18 AM	#1
mule Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lanx Posts: 95	Fink is ready for 10.3 (binaries also) Hello guys. Since you all are such a faithful crowd I wanted to inform you early. We have released fink 0.6.1 along with binary packages which have been compiled on 10.2 with gcc 3.3. Those packages should run on 10.3 as well. We'll lay off wth the big announcements until we can be sure that everything runs just as designed. Any of you that feel brave enough, please do join in and test. Let us know about your progress on fink-devel, praise is of course appreciated as well, because all too often people only bitch at us winks

11-03-2003, 06:21 AM	#2
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Good news... So this means people who have fink 0.6.1 installed, can start installing the bindist packages with apt-get and dselect in 10.3, right? Last edited by sao; 11-03-2003 at 06:23 AM.

11-03-2003, 06:47 AM	#4
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	mule, So, this means that with Fink 0.6.1: 1-Those who want to use the new binaries: Use apt-get, dselect or the binary mode of FinkCommander to access the new binaries and install the packages. and 2-Those who want to help the fink team test packages compiled in 10.3: Still can use 'fink install packagename' Last edited by sao; 11-03-2003 at 07:10 AM.

11-03-2003, 10:45 AM	#8
jkp23 Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: back in t'ol' smoke :( Posts: 225	accessing the binaries with Fink Commander on 10.3? Hi there... After having had a play with the sources distros last week, i decieded to wait till the binaries were released to install the majority of stuff on my box. As of this morning i had Code: Jamies-Computer:~ jkp$ fink -V Package manager version: 0.16.0 Distribution version: 0.6.0cvs anyway, what i did today Ran fink selfupdate and the fink update-all. it pulled some new stuff down and then said all was ready to go. the prob was that i went to fink commander and i still couldnt see binary installs availible. I updated the binary descriptions via the binary menu, but still no luck. Then i decided i had nothing to loose by reinstalling the whole thing from the new binary distro (the dmg installer). so now i have: Code: Jamies-Computer:~ jkp$ fink -V Package manager version: 0.16.0 Distribution version: 0.6.1 and still no joy accessing the 10.2 gcc3.3 binary list from fink commander. what am i doing wrong!? it seems that coz im on 10.3 it is only looking at the 10.3 distro that has no binaries as of yet. how do i tell fink commander that it is allowed to use the other ('older') binaries as an option? __________________ JKP.

11-03-2003, 11:34 PM	#12
jkp23 Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: back in t'ol' smoke :( Posts: 225	sao saves the day again thanks sao... as usual you came to the rescue. seems ok now, tho i just tried putting kde on (my never ending quest...) and even tho i made an .xinitrc and told it to use kde as the window manager it comes up with a window telling me kde wouldnt start! have disabled quartz-wm too. if it continues i shall post to my the other thread.... __________________ JKP.

11-03-2003, 06:50 AM	#5
mule Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lanx Posts: 95	yes, that is correct. But there are instructions on fink.sf.net we are just not announcing this to the mainstream press yet. It is an official release none the less

11-03-2003, 06:54 AM	#6
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Great, thanks mule...

11-03-2003, 07:34 AM	#7
Craig R. Arko Site Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,988	Seems to be working quite well. A word for those running various BSD or X11 programs: you may want to remap your Expose' key combinations and be careful what other keyboard shortcuts you assign. For example, trying to quit mc is a little frustrating if Expose' intercepts the F10 key.

11-03-2003, 02:38 PM	#9
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	jkp23, Try running in FinkCommander : "Update" followed by "Dist-Upgrade" (both in the Binary menu) If it doesn't work, try running the following command from terminal.app: "sudo /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl" and then run again the binary upgrade procedure in FinkCommander.

11-03-2003, 05:47 PM	#10
score Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15	so this means we can download bundle-kde-ssl from binaries, right??

11-03-2003, 06:42 PM	#11
bluehz MVP Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,562	WOW! Last week I updated Fink and was going to update-all, but it was going to be a LOT of pkgs so I delayed it. Decided to run the Fink Commander > Binary > Dist-Upgrade and it is now d/l 150mb in 134 pkgs. Guess I'll let it go... these large changes scare me though.