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2012-09-26T02:10:42Z

Alexkhansen: /* 0.34 */

(newest first)

== 0.34 ==

=== 0.34.4 (ceiling mount) ===

* Released on 2012-09-25

=== 0.34.3 (wall anchor) ===

* Released on 2012-08-29

=== 0.34.2 (magnetic) ===

* Released on 2012-08-04

=== 0.34.1 (hanger) ===

* Released on 2012-07-26

=== 0.34.0 (bracket) ===

* Released on 2012-07-16

== 0.33 ==

=== 0.33.3 (Higgsino) ===

* Released on 2012-07-05

=== 0.33.2 (sup squark) ===

* Released on 2012-06-20

=== 0.33.1 (Wino) ===

* Released on 2012-06-12

=== 0.33.0 (selectron) ===

* Released on 2012-06-11

== 0.32 ==

=== 0.32.6 (unicycle) ===

* Released on 2012-04-14

=== 0.32.5.5 (spinning) ===

* Released on 2012-04-09

=== 0.32.4.1 (pedicab) ===

* Released on 2012-03-27

=== 0.32.3 (velocipede) ===

* Released on 2012-02-16

=== 0.32.2 (ordinary) ===

* Released on 2012-02-03

=== 0.32.1 (penny-farthing) ===

* Released on 2012-01-26

=== 0.32.0 (recumbent) ===

* Released on 2012-01-25

== 0.31 ==

=== 0.31.6 (supine) ===

* Released on 2012-01-03

=== 0.31.5 (deceit) ===

* Released on 2011-11-21

=== 0.31.4 (perfidy) ===

* Released on 2011-10-28

=== 0.31.3 (mendacity) ===

* Released on 2011-10-12

=== 0.31.2 (perjury) ===

* Released on 2011-09-26

=== 0.31.1 ("little white") ===

* Released on 2011-09-11

=== 0.31.0 (fib) ===

* Released on 2011-07-20

First release ''fink'' version for 10.7.

== 0.30 ==

=== 0.30.2 (Palin) ===

* Released on 2011-07-11

Last ''fink'' version for 10.4, and end of support for the OS.

=== 0.30.1 (Hannity) ===

* Released on 2011-06-28

=== 0.30.0 (Beck) ===

* Released on 2011-04-30

== 0.29 ==

=== 0.29.21 (Charter Oak) ===

* Released on 2011-03-24

=== 0.29.20 (FirsTier) ===

* Released on 2011-03-09

=== 0.29.19 (EarthStar) ===

* Released on 2011-01-15

=== 0.29.18 (Darby) [10.5/x86_64 only] ===

* Released on 2010-11-12

=== 0.29.17 (Tifton) ===

* Released on 2010-11-11

=== 0.29.16 (K) ===

* Released on 2010-11-09

=== 0.29.15 (Hillcrest) ===

* Released on 2010-10-24

=== 0.29.14 (Bramble) ===

* Released on 2010-10-19

=== 0.29.13 (Peninsula) ===

* Released on 2010-07-01

=== 0.29.12 (TierOne) ===

* Released on 2010-06-09

=== 0.29.11 (Greece and Portugal) ===

* Released on 2010-06-02

=== 0.29.10 (Vantus) ===

* Released on 2009-09-27

=== 0.29.9 (Dwelling House) ===

* Released on 2009-08-28

=== 0.29.8 (Integrity) ===

* Released on 2009-08-13

=== 0.29.7 (HBOS) ===

* Released on 2009-06-10

=== 0.29.6 (New Frontier) ===

* Released on 2009-05-20

=== 0.29.5 (Silverton) ===

* Released on 2009-05-13

=== 0.29.4 ===

* Released on 2009-05-12, again quickly replaced

=== 0.29.3 ===

* Released on 2009-05-12, but quickly replaced

=== 0.29.2 (IKB) ===

* Released on 2009-04-14

=== 0.29.1 (Kaupthing) ===

* Released on 2009-04-09

=== 0.29.0 (IndyMac) ===

* Released on 2009-04-05

== 0.28 ==

[[Fink:Roadmap:0.28_new_features|Major new features in 0.28]]

=== 0.28.7 (Piltdown Man) ===

* Released on 2009-02-19

=== 0.28.6 (The Philosopher's Stone) ===

* Released on 2008-10-05

=== 0.28.5 (Spontaneous Generation) ===

* Released on 2008-07-08

=== 0.28.4 (The Humors) ===

* Released on 2008-06-29

=== 0.28.3 (Cold Fusion) ===

* Released on 2008-06-20

=== 0.28.2 (N-ray) ===

* Released on 2008-05-05

=== 0.28.1 (Phlogiston) ===

* Released on 2008-03-11

=== 0.28.0 (Aether) ===

* Released on 2008-01-20

== 0.27 ==

[[Fink:Roadmap:0.27_new_features|Major new features in 0.27]]

=== 0.27.16 (Defecaloesiophobia) ===

* Released on 2008-07-08

=== 0.27.15 (Zemmiphobia) ===

* Released on 2008-06-29

=== 0.27.14 (Liticaphobia) ===

* Released on 2008-06-27

=== 0.27.13 (Triskaidekaphobia) ===

* Released on 2008-06-22

=== 0.27.12 (Batrachophobia) ===

* Released on 2008-06-20

=== 0.27.11 (Athazagoraphobia) ===

* Released on 2008-02-17

=== 0.27.10 (Rhabdophobia) ===

* Released on 2008-01-02

=== 0.27.9 (Paralipophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-11-06

=== 0.27.8 (Ailurophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-11-02

=== 0.27.7 (Potophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-10-24

=== 0.27.6 (Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-07-18

=== 0.27.5 ===

* Never released.

=== 0.27.4 (Kakorrhaphiophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-07-10

=== 0.27.3 (Didaskaleinophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-06-15

=== 0.27.2 (Blennophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-06-10

=== 0.27.1 (Arachibutyrophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-03-19

=== 0.27.0 (Gynophobia) ===

* Released on 2007-03-17

== 0.26 ==

[[Fink:Roadmap:0.26_new_features|Major new features in 0.26]]

=== 0.26.4 (The Joy Luck Club) ===

* Released on 2007-03-14

=== 0.26.3 (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) ===

* Released on 2007-03-08

=== 0.26.2 (Beaches) ===

* Released on 2007-03-07

=== 0.26.1 (Thelma and Louise) ===

* Released on 2007-01-22

=== 0.26.0 (Steel Magnolias) ===

* Released on 2006-12-09

== 0.25 ==

[[Fink:Roadmap:0.25_new_features|Major new features in 0.25]]

=== 0.25.3 (Reservoir Dogs) ===

* Released on 2007-01-22

=== 0.25.2 (Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead) ===

* Released on 2006-11-28

=== 0.25.1 (Road to Perdition) ===

* Released on 2006-10-15

=== 0.25.0 (The Usual Suspects) ===

* Released on 2006-09-17

== 0.24 ==

=== 0.24.26 (Telescopium) ===

* Released on 2006-08-12

=== 0.24.25 (Triangulum Australe) ===

* Released on 2006-07-27

=== 0.24.24 (Norma [The Carpenter's Square]) ===

* Released on 2006-07-20

=== 0.24.23 (Apus) ===

* Released on 2006-07-03

=== 0.24.22 (Lupus) ===

* Released on 2006-06-27

=== 0.24.21 (Boötes) ===

* Released on 2006-06-23

=== 0.24.20 ===

* Released on 2006-06-23

=== 0.24.19 ===

* Released on 2006-06-23

13:47 <drm> akh: hold off on the star/constellation business.. .19 is about to be replaced by .20 :/
13:47 <akh> drm: OK--hadn't actually picked one yet. :-)

=== 0.24.18 (Circinus) ===

* Released on 2006-06-12

=== 0.24.17 (Musca) ===

* Released on 2006-05-31

=== 0.24.16 (Antlia) ===

* Released on 2006-05-30

=== 0.24.15 (Hydra) ===

* Released on 2006-03-27

=== 0.24.14 (Pyxis) ===

* Released on 2006-03-21

21:08 <dmacks> akh: 0.24.13 was still-born...okay to reuse its contellation for .14 if you want:)

=== 0.24.13 (Pyxis) ===

* Never released to the public

=== 0.24.12 (Vulpecula) ===

* Released on 2006-02-21

=== 0.24.11 (Lacerta) ===

* Released on 2005-11-17

=== 0.24.10 (Cameloparadalis) ===

* Released on 2005-08-25

=== 0.24.9 (Pavo) ===

* Released on 2005-08-15

=== 0.24.8 (Coma Berenices) ===

* Released on 2005-07-28

=== 0.24.7 (Carina) ===

* Released on 2005-06-04

This release was made specifically for EOL'ing 10.2 support.

=== 0.24.6 (Canes Venatici) ===

* Released on 2005-05-11

=== 0.24.5 (Crux Austrialis) ===

* Released on 2005-04-29

=== 0.24.4 (Ophiuchus) ===

* Released on 2005-04-20

=== 0.24.3 (Cassiopeia) ===

* Released on 2005-04-12

=== 0.24.2 (Draco) ===

* Released on 2005-03-25

=== 0.24.1 (Ursa Major) ===

* Released on 2005-02-28

=== 0.24.0 (Boilermaker) ===

* Released on 2005-02-24

== 0.23 ==

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Fink:FinkMirrors

2012-05-04T21:05:53Z

Alexkhansen: /* Existing mirrors */

{{Fink_Header}}

==General==
Fink is hosted by Sourceforge but all mirroring is done from OpenDarwin . Here are the services OpenDarwin and Fink are currently looking for mirrors to host. Opendarwin and Fink work closely together, thus if you think about being a full mirror please also consider mirroring OpenDarwins services. Everything for Fink is hosted under the finkmirrors.net domain. For each service someone mirrors, we will create dns entries.

We are currently looking for those who are willing to share around 100MB of their hard-drive and a liberal amount of their bandwidth. Fink is now using rsync as its preferred info file distribution method and it is important to us, that those files are always available. So if you cannot afford to share more than around the size mentioned, please do consider being a rsync only mirror.

==DNS Structure==
Generally speaking the Fink mirror structure is as follows and please keep in mind
these dns entries aren't typically for human use.
'''[yourairporttag].[state].[continent].finkmirrors.net''' and '''[yourairporttag].finkmirrors.net''' as a shortcut will be used for rsync mirrors of the Fink info files.

Those websites who wish to mirror the so called distfiles Opendarwin and Fink use will need two additional dns entries named:
'''distfiles.[yourairporttag].[state].[continent].finkmirrors.net''' as well as '''distfiles.[yourairporttag].finkmirrors.net'''

'''Please note that we do not recommend using CNAME records, although we are using them in a couple of cases'''. If you have a load balanced environment that is handled via DNS load balancing, we are more than happy to add all of your IPs as A records. We will also handle the necessary DNS updates, should your setup change.

''Fink administrators, see [[Server Administration#DNS|the Server Administration]] page for details on updating records for mirrors.''

==Master Mirrors==
To keep update times as low as possible and ensure that the whole mirror structure stays as current as possible there are a few special server called Master mirrors
To become a Master mirror you have to meet certain requirements:
* It needs to mirror the rsync Fink parts as well as distfiles
* Enough spare ressources to sync directly from Fink CVS every 15 minutes
* It needs to update every day for new distfiles (the source files needed to build fink packages)
* The machine needs to be connected at 100Mbit
* There may not be any traffic caps
* The server has to be able to sustain heavy load (more than 1000 concurrent user)
* The physical location of the server has to be multi-homed

As a Master expect '''A LOT''' of traffic, since all smaller Mirrors on your continent will update from you.

==Distfile Mirrors==
'''Description:''' these are the original sources (usually tar.gz's) fetched by fink and darwin ports when building packages. 
'''Protocol:''' HTTP This should have ''2'' virtual hosts.

You may mirror those files using rsync
'''rsync://master.us.finkmirrors.net/distfiles''' will get you all the necessary files. 
If you cannot use rsync, the files are also available via http at '''distfiles.master.finkmirrors.net'''

===Fink specific setup:===
For Fink the vhosts should read: '''distfiles.[yourairporttag].[yourcountrycode].[yourcontinent]'''. and '''distfiles.[yourairporttag].finkmirrors.net'''
The distfiles are all in the top level. A sample Apache Vhost entry could read:
<tt><VirtualHost 204.152.184.200>
ServerName distfiles.ham.de.eu.finkmirrors.net
ServerAdmin distfiles@finkmirrors.net
DocumentRoot /somepath
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 204.152.184.200>
ServerName distfiles.ham.finkmirrors.net
ServerAdmin distfiles@finkmirrors.net
DocumentRoot /Somepath
</VirtualHost></tt>

'''Size:''' ~90G (02/08/12) 
Be prepared for ~250MB/month growth in this archive. 
Distfile mirrors need to have at least the equivalent of a '''T3/E3''' in connectivity.

==rsync Mirrors==
'''Description:''' These are the fink .info and .patch files retrieved by fink when doing a 'fink selfupdate'.
 '''Protocol:''' rsync
 This needs to be retrieved via anonymous rsync. These files can be placed anywhere, but make sure your rsync site has tag 'finkinfo' available, and pointing to the directory containing these files.

Here is a sample rsync config entry:
<tt>
[finkinfo]
path = /Path/src/fink/finkinfo
comment = Fink .info files pulled from cvs
</tt>
You may of course display a MOTD of your choice.

'''Size:''' ~ 520MB (02/08/12)
 This archive does not grow very quickly. 
'''Mirroring Method:''' The finkinfo files can be retrieved from the master Fink site using

'''rsync://master.us.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo'''
The master site is updated hourly.
 '''Bandwidth Requirements:''' This really depends on your geographic location and how popular your server will be.
 Estimate ~50-100kB/s sustained.

Rsync switches
To ensure that the data is synced correctly and old files are being deleted you need to use:
<tt>-az --delete --delete-after</tt> in all of your rsync lines.

''Update Intervals'' 
Rsync mirrors have to update in an interval less than 90 minutes. An intervall of 30 minutes is recommended.

'''Timestamps'''

Data distribution has to be as consistent as possible within the Fink mirror system. Thus every rsync mirror has to follow a certain sync procedure.

# First sync the finkinfo tag from a Master using --exclude=TIMESTAMP
# If the sync returned no errors sync the TIMESTAMP file from the Master

This file holds the output of date -u +%s and will be updated every time the Master has finished syncing with CVS.

Furtermore your mirror will have to run a script which echos the output of ''date -u +%s'' or any other code construct which creates a UTC timestamp to a file called '''LOCAL''' in your finkinfo tag's root. This file will be used by our statistics server to tell when your mirror last synced from the Master. It needs to be updated every time your syncing routine finishes.
Rsync mirrors need to have a connectivity of at least '''10Mbit'''

==Existing mirrors==

See [https://github.com/fink/fink-mirrors the fink mirror module on github] for the current list of mirrors. Contacts are in the [https://github.com/fink/fink-mirrors/blob/master/README.contacts README.contacts] page.

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[[Category: Fink|Mirrors]]
[[Category: Fink Structure|Mirrors]]

Fink:Package naming

2011-02-21T15:32:22Z

Alexkhansen:

{{Fink_Header}}

Fink package names are composed of hyphen-separated segments, some of which have standard meanings or usages by policy or by convention. In the following descriptions, <code>%N</code> means any name root, possibly composed of more than one segment.

Fink's Shared Library Policy provides for two possible package layouts (remember that %N must include the major library-version for header and runtime-library packages):

1. Shared library, headers, perhaps some programs (library is the primary focus)
* %N -- compile-time files (headers, static libs, etc)
* %N-shlibs -- shared libraries and other runtime files they may need
* %N-bin -- user-land programs and other support files (if any exist)
2. Shared library, headers, some programs (programs are the primary focus)
* %N -- user-land programs and other support files
* %N-shlibs -- shared libraries and other runtime files they may need
* %N-dev -- compile-time files (headers, static libs, etc)

Packages of libraries for various programming languages encode the language, and the language-version if the packages are specific to a certain version:

* %N-py, %N-pyXX -- python, optionally specific to pythonX.X
* %N-pm, %N-pmXXX -- perl, optionally specific to perlX.X.X
* %N-rb, %N-rbXX -- ruby, optionally specific to rubyX.X

Packages that have different graphical mode options (these name components are usually only used when there is also a package that has the simple %N name):

* %N-nox -- Graphics disabled ("no X11")
* %N-x11 -- X11 graphics enabled
* %N-aqua -- Aqua (OS X native) graphics enabled

QT4 packages often use the following scheme to facilitate the use of Variants:
* %N-mac -- Aqua (OS X native) graphics enabled
* %N-x11 -- X11 graphics enabled

Packages that have different cryptography options (several different naming schemes are used):

1. Crypto optional:
* %N -- no crypto
* %N-ssl -- crypto enabled
2. Different crypto sources:
* %N -- crypto supplied by Apple's libs
* %N-ssl -- crypto supplied by fink's libs
* %N-unified -- crypto supplied by Apple's libs; replaces a former %N/%N-ssl pair (only needed to solve upgrade issues; otherwise %N is fine)

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[[Category: Fink|Packaging]]
[[Category: Fink Packaging]]
[[Category: Fink_Documentation|Package Naming]]
[[Category: Fink_Policy|Package Naming]]

Fink:buildlocks

2010-10-08T00:35:48Z

Alexkhansen: /* Common causes of buildlock failures */

{{Fink_Header}}

== The buildlock subsystem ==

Buildlocks are designed to prevent concurrent fink processes from interfering with each other's dependencies. For example, if one fink process is compiling a package "foo" that has a build-time dependency on the package "bar-dev", that fink process will set a build-lock that prevents another fink (or dpkg or apt or...) from removing the bar-dev package until the first fink process finishes building the package foo. In addition, buildlocks prevent concurrent builds of any given package (name-version-revision) to prevent the build processes from over-writing each other's files.

== Lock packages ==

The main component of a buildlock is an actual additional package that fink installs. Each buildlock package name is composed of the string "fink-buildlock-", followed by name, version, and revision of the packge whose build it represents, and the version string of the buildlock package is the date and time that the build was started. During the time that this package is installed, you will not be allowed to install, remove, or upgrade any packages if such an action build violate the dependencies of the build process.

When a fink package-building process ends, its dependencies are no longer needed and the lock-package that protects them can be removed. This package removal happens automatically when a package builds successfully, and usually when a package build fails as well. Unfortunately, there are times when a package build fails so badly that the lock-package may not get removed properly. This situation can also occur if something interferes with the lock removal process itself, for example the computer being turned off, or a user pressing control-C or other interrupt.

== Install levels ==

There are two main steps in installing a package:

1) The package tarball is unpacked, patched, configured, and compiled into a debian archive. This part is done by the fink executable using a variety of helper programs.

2) The debian archive is then is used by the dpkg program to actually put useful parts of software where it can be ran.

The significance of this is because fink can complete its part and the failure occur during the dpkg part. In this case, the error message will mention dpkg specifically. When it does, there is nothing that the fink executable can do to fix the error, proceed directly to the last bulleted item.

== Common causes of buildlock failures ==

* Trying to install or remove a package, if such an action would violate a build-lock's dependencies.
: Wait until the build has completed.

* Trying to build a package when that package is already in the process of being built.
: Wait until the build has completed.

* Trying one of the above actions when there are dead locks left from a previous, failed attempt to compile a package.
: Remove the lock manually. <code>fink list -t fink-buildlock</code> will list them, then you can use <code>fink remove package-name</code> to remove them as with any other package. Eventually, <code>fink cleanup</code> will provide a cleaner interface for this housekeeping task. Eventually, fink will automatically clear dead buildlocks at various points in its processing. Note--the "eventuallys" have been implemented as of fink-0.26--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 14:54, 8 March 2007 (CET)

* Installing the buildlock package when fink is confused.
: The dependency engine used by fink is not perfect. Sometimes if you request a build that entails many other builds or have a single fink command build many packages at once (for example, <code>fink update-all</code>), it will try to build a package with the wrong dependencies installed. The crash will tell you which package fink was trying to build at that moment: try to have fink build just that package, which will usually succeed, then you can retry the original command that led to the crash. Note that for complex build requests, you may have to go through several iterations of build-a-package/retry-the-whole-set...each time you will get further through the process. Packages whose builds had succeeded before the crash will not need to be rebuilt.

* Installing the buildlock package when <code>dpkg</code> is confused.
: Symptom: An error message like the following:
<pre>dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 537
package `fink-buildlock-antlr-2.7.4-2': missing version</pre>
:This situation is an example of [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#dpkg-parse-error Fink FAQ #6.13]. For buildlocks, there is a simpler solution that often works.
: This error occurs if a build ends ungracefully, e.g. if the machine loses power in the middle of it. In such an event the buildlock package isn't toggled to "not-installed" in <code>dpkg</code>'s status file, whereas <code>fink</code> doesn't think it exists. <code>dpkg</code> expects that any package that shows up as "installed" needs to have a version plus other information.
: To fix this you'll need to edit <code>/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status</code> as root, go to the line number that is complaining, and change install ok installed to purge ok not-installed.
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[[Category: Fink|buildlocks]]
[[Category: Fink Internals|buildlocks]]

Fink:Documentation Jottings

2009-03-14T22:10:14Z

Alexkhansen: /* Obsolete FAQ entries (tentative) */

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== Main Page ==
# <s>Add link to this wiki in Resources section.</s> done--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:52, 2 Sep 2005 (GMT)
# <s> [http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel/11437 Browse CVS link]. Trevor's right...probably best to use whatever link SF puts on the auto-generated [http://sourceforge.net/projects/fink/ project summary page]. Maybe they changed it, or we're using some old alias mechanism? </s> done --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 02:51, 28 February 2006 (GMT)

== FAQ ==

# Bad permissions on ''.profile''--
There has been a bug report on this for a long time (<s>#1020637</s> fixed in fink-0.24.11). The problem is that the pathsetup script, when run automatically by the installer, sometimes suffers from a split personality syndrome: In the middle of its execution, it seems to forget that it runs as $USER and starts thinking it is root. Therefore it creates ''~/.profile'' with root as owner (but in the correct home directory of $USER) and worse, when it tests whether the new setting works, itdoes the test as root and concludes that it doesn't work.The only thing usually necessary to repair this is to run <code>sudo chown $USER ~/.profile</code>
# <s>dmacks: akh: Thinking of obsolete FAQs, the XML::Parser one is obsolete as of intltool-0.34.1-2 unless user has changed his /usr/bin/perl version.</s>--updated --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 01:13, 20 April 2006 (GMT)
# buildlock error--discuss what buildlocks are, and the typical errors
## stale lockfile
## borked status
## working properly
# Bad fonts in QT apps--chown ~/.qt
# Needs GCC 4.0.0 but you have GCC 4.0.1 selected--update fink
# <s>Link to wiki "transient packages page" http://wiki.opendarwin.org/index.php?title=Fink:Package_issues</s> done
# <s>Potentially solvable via ''apt-get update'':
<pre>W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages
(/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems</pre></s>
# <s>install yelp to avoid gnome-doc errors</s>--done [[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 01:37, 6 Sep 2005 (GMT)
# Command-line option to detect misbuilt .la files: <code>find /sw/lib -name \*.la | xargs grep -l</code> bad path <code>| xargs dpkg -S</code>

=== Obsolete FAQ entries (tentative) ===

*<s> [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#four-oh-three Q5.30]: ''I keep getting 403 errors when I use apt-get or dselect or the Fink Commander Binary menu. A: There have been problems with the Sourceforge download servers, and therefore we are moving the binary distribution repository for this very reason.''
** I suppose this move has already happened so does it make sense to keep this entry? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 02:44, 8 March 2009 (CET)</s>
** Gone now.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:08, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#sf-cvs-2006 Q5.33]: ''I haven't been able to do a cvs selfupdate. A:(...) this is because of a recent restructuring of the CVS servers at sourceforge.net. Fink files are now at fink.cvs.sourceforge.net.'''
** This is, however a good diagnostic for not having updated from 10.4/transitional. --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 16:01, 8 March 2009 (CET)</s>
** Consolidated with [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#cvs-busy 5.13]--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:32, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#weak_lib Q6.6]: ''After I installed the December 2002 Development Tools I get messages about "weak libraries". A: This is new with the December 2002 Tools. (...)</s>''
** Does this still happen? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 02:44, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** No.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:36, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** Gone--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#freetype-problems Q6.15]: ''I get errors involving freetype. A.: (...) you probably have a binary version that built fine with gcc3.3 on Jaguar but doesn't work on Panther.''</s>
** Jaguar/Panther reference deleted--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#gcc2 Q6.17]: ''Fink says I'm missing gcc2 or gcc3.1 but I can't seem to install it.''
** This one's required by VirtPackage.pm--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 21:52, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#gettext Q6.23]: ''Whenever I try to build from source, Fink keeps waffling between gettext-dev and libgettext3-dev. A.: (...) A permanent fix should hopefully be available in fink-0.24.9.''</s>
** Has it been fixed? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 02:44, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** That specific error has been fixed, but there's a general issue with complicated dependency trees where ''fink'' can't figure out how to install the whole mess at once.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:36, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** Text modified as above--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-packages.php?phpLang=en#cctools Q7.4] ''This somewhat cryptic message means you need to install the December 2002 Developer Tools''</s>
** Deleted--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-packages.php?phpLang=en#cplusplus-filt Q7.6] ''i can't install g77 because c++filt is missing. Where do I get it?''</s>
** Not sure about this one [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 14:15, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** Still applies, but could probably be generalized to more than ''g77''. Apple's installer, for whatever reason, sometimes leaves files out.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:49, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** Text modernized--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#xterm-error Q9.5] '' xterm fails with "dyld: xterm Undefined symbols: xterm undefined reference to _tgetent expected to be defined in /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib". A: This is caused by using a 10.1 version of XFree86 on 10.2. You must upgrade to a 10.2 version.''</s>
** Removed from the PT translation. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 03:33, 11 March 2009 (CET)
** Gone from .EN. --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* <s>[http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#apple-x11-no-windowbar Q9.10] ''I upgraded to Apple's X11 in Panther and now my window title bars are missing.''</s>
** bye-bye--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#wants-xfree86-on-upgrade Q9.12] '' I switched from the 10.2 Fink version to 10.2-gcc3.3 or 10.3, I have Apple's X11, and Fink asks me to install XFree86 or X.org.''
** Removed from the PT translation. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 03:33, 11 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#special-x11-debug Q9.13] ''I'm still having problems with X11 and Fink.''
** referenced from VirtPackage.pm

=== FAQ entries that could be updated (tentative) ===

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#where Q3.3]
** Mirrors information has moved to the wiki. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#otherinfogone Q3.5] ''your active tree, e.g. 10.3''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#status Q3.7]
** The URL is broken. I don't know if there's still a way to check mirror status. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#where Q5.1] ''Since Fink 0.2.3, there is the list command.''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#firewalled-cvs Q5.3]
** package cvs-proxy, what's its status? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#bindist Q5.7] ''Make sure you have the Developer Tools installed before you try this. (If there is no installer for the Developer Tools in your /Applications folder, you can get them from the Apple Developer Connection after free registration.)''
** Xcode, and maybe mention the install DVD [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#dselect-access Q5.12] ''http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download''
** change to http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/bindist [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#cvs-busy Q5.13] ''install the Developer Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#not-found Q5.15] ''http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/source/''
** Remove reference to this URL [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#fink-not-found Q5.16] ''Note: Some older versions fink called this script pathsetup.command instead of pathsetup.sh'

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#invisible-sw Q5.17] ''Develop(ment|er) Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#cant-upgrade Q5.21] ''I can't seem to update Fink's version.''
** Need to update versions (maybe commands too). [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#wrong-tree Q5.24] ''Developer Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#seg-fault Q5.25] ''/sw/var/lib/fink/prebound/update-package-prebinding.pl''
** I couldn't find this file on my Fink installation (OS 10.5, fink-0.28.7). [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#pathsetup-keeps-running Q5.26] ''/sw/bin/pathsetup.command''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#four-oh-three Q5.30] ''Developer Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#compiler Q6.1] ''Developer Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#cvs Q6.2] ''Developer Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#missing-make Q6.3] ''Developer Tools''
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 16:50, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#basic-headers Q6.12] ''Dev(eloper) Tools''
** Xcode Tools. DevSDK.pkg is located under /OptionalInstalls/Xcode Tools/Packages

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#dlfcn-from-oo Q6.16] ''that is incompatible with Panther (...) with symbolic links to Panther's builtin files''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#xml-parser Q6.20] ''if you're on Panther''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#libtool-unrecognized-dynamic Q6.25] ''or use sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/DeveloperTools.pkg for 10.3''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-packages.php?phpLang=en#cant-install-xfree Q7.2] ''0.2.x users with up-to-date versions of Fink (>= 0.16.2) and 10.3.x users should skip step 1 below (it won't work anyway). (...) (XFree86-4.4.x as of May 25th, 2004)''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-general.php?phpLang=en#passwd Q8.2] ''Using the "System Preferences: Users" pane (on 10.2.x) or "System Preferences: Accounts" pane (on 10.3.x) will assign all of their files to a random administrator account, and there have been reports of havoc played with the administrator account's permissions. This is a bug with System Preferences'' Is it still a bug? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 14:29, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** There's no more NetInfo.app/niutil in OS 10.5. They were replaced by local directory services. Listing (all) users: dscl . list /users. dscl can also be used to remove users. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 16:50, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-general.php?phpLang=en#x-options Q8.5] ''I'm bewildered by the X11 options: Apple X11, XFree86, etc. What should I install?''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#xmms-quiet Q9.1] ''There have also been reports of XMMS crashing or freezing on 10.1''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#no-server Q9.4] ''In Jaguar, sometimes all of the xfree86 packages get built''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#libXmuu Q9.6] ''You should reinstall it using fink reinstall xfree86-base-shlibs''
** Even if/when it's a virtual package? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 13:13, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** This is just outdated.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 16:07, 8 March 2009 (CET)

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#gnome-two Q9.9] ''I upgraded from GNOME 1.x to GNOME 2.x''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#apple-x11-wants-xfree86 Q9.11] ''I installed Apple's X11 but Fink keeps asking to install XFree86 or X.org. (...) you need to do is reinstall the X11User package (...) Note for Jaguar (X11 beta 3) users (...) If you are running a version of fink prior to 0.17''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#special-x11-debug Q9.13] ''If you are still having problems and you are running fink-0.19.0 or later (...) If you are running an earlier version of fink, then there is a Perl script (courtesy of Martin Costabel (...)''

* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#tiger-gtk Q9.14] ''After updating to Tiger (OS 10.4), whenever I use a GTK app, I get errors involving _EVP_idea_cbc''
** Maybe remove "After updating to Tiger (OS 10.4)? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 12:24, 8 March 2009 (CET)
** Since the current minimum version of fink on Tiger has the fix, I think this one can probably go away.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 16:07, 8 March 2009 (CET)

== User's Guide ==
# update source installation page
# [[Fink:Roadmap:New_documentation_needs|New features]] (check if a feature is already in a released fink version first)
# <s>update --keep-*-dir descs on web (both fink.8 and fink.conf.5)</s> done --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 03:29, 2 March 2006 (GMT)

== Other/Misc ==
=== Multilingualization ===
Need to document how to set Japanese properly with Fink packages in X11, terminal and Aqua environments.

=== Translation (Spanish) ===
Hi, I have seen a wrong translation in the spanish version of the Fink home page. You say:

: "hacemos un puerto"

but the spanish translation for: ("port" it) should be

: (lo "portamos")

In Spanish, a "puerto" means "harbour", whereas "portar" means to move, to translate into another software system.

=== The Type Field ===
Please see [[Fink:Documentation_Jottings:TypeField]]

=== Packaging Manual ===
bcully: people often get tripped up creating prerelease packages, because the version of the prerelease supersedes the actual release. I'd like to see some notes on this in the packaging manual. They could recommend <tt>dpkg --compare-versions</tt> to check whether this would happen. I think it'd be good to suggest a format for prerelease package names too. My preference is the form <tt>1.0.9~rc2-1</tt>.

=== Moving the documentation to the wiki ===

Please see [[Fink:Documentation_Jottings:Moving_To_Media_Wiki]]

=== Some random non-structured notes by Monipol (to be organised later) ===

* fink i18n, the code
* glossary (e.g. binary distribution)
* CMS (MediaWiki? + script install docs + script import)
* bash > csh/.cshrc
* backup procedure if CMS
* structure of i18n team
* VirtPackage.pm referencia URL FAQ
* uso de quote ou "
* referências a Jaguar/Panther
* Standard notation for OS versions
* When removing a FAQ entry, check xref and VirtPackage.pm

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(newest first)

== 0.24.24 (Norma [The Carpenter's Square]) ==

* Released on 2006-07-20

== 0.24.23 (Apus) ==

* Released on 2006-07-03

== 0.24.22 (Lupus) ==

* Released on 2006-06-27

== 0.24.21 (Boötes) ==

* Released on 2006-06-23

== 0.24.20 ==

* Released on 2006-06-23

== 0.24.19 ==

* Released on 2006-06-23

13:47 <drm> akh: hold off on the star/constellation business.. .19 is about to be replaced by .20 :/
13:47 <akh> drm: OK--hadn't actually picked one yet. :-)

== 0.24.18 (Circinus) ==

* Released on 2006-06-12

== 0.24.17 (Musca) ==

* Released on 2006-05-31

== 0.24.16 (Antlia) ==

* Released on 2006-05-30

== 0.24.15 (Hydra) ==

* Released on 2006-03-27

== 0.24.14 (Pyxis) ==

* Released on 2006-03-21

21:08 <dmacks> akh: 0.24.13 was still-born...okay to reuse its contellation for .14 if you want:)

== 0.24.13 (Pyxis) ==

* Never released to the public

== 0.24.12 (Vulpecula) ==

* Released on 2006-02-21

== 0.24.11 (Lacerta) ==

* Released on 2005-11-17

== 0.24.10 (Cameloparadalis) ==

* Released on 2005-08-25

== 0.24.9 (Pavo) ==

* Released on 2005-08-15

== 0.24.8 (Coma Berenices) ==

* Released on 2005-07-28

== 0.24.7 (Carina) ==

* Released on 2005-06-04

This released was made specifically for EOL'ing 10.2 support.

== 0.24.6 (Canes Venatici) ==

* Released on 2005-05-11

== 0.24.5 (Crux Austrialis) ==

* Released on 2005-04-29

== 0.24.4 (Ophiuchus) ==

* Released on 2005-04-20

== 0.24.3 (Cassiopeia) ==

* Released on 2005-04-12

== 0.24.2 (Draco) ==

* Released on 2005-03-25

== 0.24.1 (Ursa Major) ==

* Released on 2005-02-28

== 0.24.0 (Boilermaker) ==

* Released on 2005-02-24

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