Re: documentation correction for http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php

Alexander Hansen <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:28:05 -0700
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> On Mar 21, 2017, at 13:25, Jason Byrne <[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> I'm not sure if there's a better list for this, but I have a slight
> correction for documentation at
> http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php
>=20

This list is as good as any.  https://github.com/fink/website =
<https://github.com/fink/website> is also good, though it=E2=80=99s a =
bit tricky for community members to submit a pull request because our =
document sources have a lot of idiosyncrasies.

>=20
> If you install the full Xcode on 10.7-10.12, you will also want to =
run:
>=20
> xcode-select -switch /path/to/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
>=20
> should be
>=20
> sudo xcode-select -switch /path/to/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Of course you'll get a nag about using sudo when you run the command
> without sudo=E2=80=A6
>=20

Updated now.  The server where the website lives is currently undergoing =
some maintenance, but this should take effect soon.

I=E2=80=99m not sure why =E2=80=99sudo' wasn=E2=80=99t there, to be =
honest.  We sometimes leave sudo out if the framing text mentions =
running as root or as an administrator, but that=E2=80=99s not the case =
here.


> Also, it's likely that the actual path in question is...
>=20
> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
>=20
>=20


Likely but not guaranteed to remain that way.  Apple likes to move =
stuff.  In particular, Xcode on older OS X versions was installed in =
/Developer.  Also, users like to play around with betas or other =
nonstandard setups.

I=E2=80=99ve gone ahead and replaced /path/to with /Applications, since =
it is indeed the most likely case, but left the =E2=80=9Creplace =
/Applications with the actual path=E2=80=9D, since that still covers =
alternative install locations.
--=20
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Mar 21, 2017, at 13:25, Jason Byrne &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">I'm =
not sure if there's a better list for this, but I have a slight<br =
class=3D"">correction for documentation at<br class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php" =
class=3D"">http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php</a><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><div>This list is as good as any. &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://github.com/fink/website" =
class=3D"">https://github.com/fink/website</a>&nbsp;is also good, though =
it=E2=80=99s a bit tricky for community members to submit a pull request =
because our document sources have a lot of =
idiosyncrasies.</div></div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D"">If you install the full Xcode =
on 10.7-10.12, you will also want to run:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">xcode-select -switch /path/to/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">should be<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">sudo =
xcode-select -switch /path/to/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Of course you'll =
get a nag about using sudo when you run the command<br class=3D"">without =
sudo=E2=80=A6<br class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div>Updated now. &nbsp;The server where the website =
lives is currently undergoing some maintenance, but this should take =
effect soon.</div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>I=E2=80=99m not sure =
why =E2=80=99sudo' wasn=E2=80=99t there, to be honest. &nbsp;We =
sometimes leave sudo out if the framing text mentions running as root or =
as an administrator, but that=E2=80=99s not the case here.</div><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Also, it's likely that the actual path in question is...<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></blockquote></div><div><br=
 class=3D""></div><div>Likely but not guaranteed to remain that way. =
&nbsp;Apple likes to move stuff. &nbsp;In particular, Xcode on older OS =
X versions was installed in /Developer. &nbsp;Also, users like to play =
around with betas or other nonstandard setups.</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div>I=E2=80=99ve gone ahead and replaced /path/to with =
/Applications, since it is indeed the most likely case, but left the =
=E2=80=9Creplace /Applications with the actual path=E2=80=9D, since that =
still covers alternative install locations.</div><div>--&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.<br class=3D"">Fink =
User Liaison</div>

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