Fwd: [cvs] web/xml/news news.en.xml,1.87,1.88
monipol <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:44:17 -0300
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Dave: I'm forwarding your commit to -i18n. Begin forwarded message: > Modified Files: > news.en.xml > Log Message: > announce fink on 10.6 > > > Index: news.en.xml > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/news/news.en.xml,v > retrieving revision 1.87 > retrieving revision 1.88 > diff -u -d -r1.87 -r1.88 > --- news.en.xml 18 Aug 2009 05:48:50 -0000 1.87 > +++ news.en.xml 28 Aug 2009 09:21:39 -0000 1.88 > @@ -4,6 +4,62 @@ > <cvsid>$Id$</cvsid> > > <newsitem> > + <date>2009-08-28</date> > + <headline>Fink on 10.6.</headline> > + <body> > + <p> > +Fink is ready to be used on Snow Leopard (OS X v. 10.6). Users will > +need to choose between a 32-bit version of fink and a 64-bit > version of fink > +for 10.6. > +The 32-bit version has more packages available at the present time, > but > +the 64-bit version represents the future direction for OS X and for > fink; > +individual users must make this decision on their own. It will > <em>not</em> > +be possible to "upgrade" from 32-bit to 64-bit (or vice versa), > without > +completely reinstalling fink. > +</p><p> > +At the moment, two methods are available for installing Fink on > Snow Leopard. > +A binary installer is not available, so it is important to > +<em>first install XCode from the Optional Installs folder on the Snow > +Leopard disk.</em> > +Users wanting the 64-bit version, or users upgrading directly from > 10.4 or > +earlier, must bootstrap fink from the distribution tarball (version > +0.29.9 or later), available at <varlink > +url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fink/files/fink/0.29.8/fink-0.29.8.tar.gz/download > ">sourceforge.net</varlink>; installation instructions are > +<varlink url="download/srcdist.php">here</varlink>. > +On the other hand, users can upgrade directly from > +10.5 to the 32-bit version, following the instructions below. > +(One warning: users who have installed a development version of fink > +from CVS rather than a released version may encounter trouble; please > +downgrade your fink to a released version, and remove stray .deb > files > +of higher versions, before beginning.) > +</p><p> > +To upgrade, follow a four step process. > +<em>Step 1:</em> edit the file <code>/sw/etc/fink.conf</code>, > +adding a line to it which reads <code>NoAutoIndex: true</code> > (You may > +need to use <code>sudo</code> to obtain the correct permissions to > edit > +this file.) <em>Step 2:</em> > +run the command <code>fink reinstall fink</code> in > +order to tell fink that you are now on 10.6. (If you encounter a > message > +about package database corruption, run <code>fink index -f</code> and > +try this step again.) <em>Step 3:</em> > +run the command <code>fink update > +fink</code> to get the latest fink for 10.6. <em>Step 4:</em> run > the command > +<code>fink install perl588-core</code> to replace the version of perl > +which Apple changed during the OS X upgrade, in case you have > +fink packages which depend on it. > +</p><p>After the upgrade, you may wish to run <code>fink configure</ > code> > +to do some cleanup. > +</p><p>Almost all of the packages in fink's stable tree will > compile on > +10.6, but be warned that only a fraction of the 10.5 packages are > currently > +available for 10.6. In the near future, fink's package database > will be > +updated to include information about packages for 10.6; you can > check there > +to see if your favorite package is ready. > +</p> > +</body> > + </newsitem> > + > + > + <newsitem> > <date>2009-07-25</date> > <headline>Fink Core Group changes.</headline> > <body> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july