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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--===============2034010044713252388== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4D0B12F2-F18F-4A63-9E45-E39728604562" --Apple-Mail=_4D0B12F2-F18F-4A63-9E45-E39728604562 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > 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 --Apple-Mail=_4D0B12F2-F18F-4A63-9E45-E39728604562 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <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 <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> = 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. <a = href=3D"https://github.com/fink/website" = class=3D"">https://github.com/fink/website</a> 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. 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. 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. = 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.</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>-- </div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"">Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.<br class=3D"">Fink = User Liaison</div> </div> <br class=3D""></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_4D0B12F2-F18F-4A63-9E45-E39728604562-- --===============2034010044713252388== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot --===============2034010044713252388== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ fink-core mailing list [email protected] List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.core Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-core --===============2034010044713252388==--