Re: Fwd: [cvs] web/xml/news news.en.xml,1.87,1.88
monipol <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:27:53 -0300
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There's a typo on the download URL. Please change it to http://sourceforge.net/projects/fink/files/fink/0.29.9/fink-0.29.9.tar.gz/download instead. On 28/08/2009, at 07:44, monipol wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > fink-i18n mailing list > [email protected] > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.i18n -- monipol http://finkers.wordpress.com Submitting a Fink bug report? Read this: http://www.finkproject.org/doc/netiquette/index.php http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/bug-reports/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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