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== Main Page ==<br />
# <s>Add link to this wiki in Resources section.</s> done--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:52, 2 Sep 2005 (GMT)<br />
# <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)<br />
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== FAQ ==<br />
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# Bad permissions on ''.profile''--<br />
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><br />
# <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dmacks: akh: Thinking of obsolete FAQs, the XML::Parser one is obsolete as of intltool-0.34.1-2 unless user has changed his /usr/bin/perl version.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)<br />
# buildlock error--discuss what buildlocks are, and the typical errors<br />
## stale lockfile<br />
## borked status<br />
## working properly<br />
# Bad fonts in QT apps--chown ~/.qt<br />
# Needs GCC 4.0.0 but you have GCC 4.0.1 selected--update fink<br />
# <s>Link to wiki "transient packages page" http://wiki.opendarwin.org/index.php?title=Fink:Package_issues</s> done<br />
# <s>Potentially solvable via ''apt-get update'':<br />
<pre>W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages<br />
(/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)<br />
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems</pre></s><br />
# <s>install yelp to avoid gnome-doc errors</s>--done [[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 01:37, 6 Sep 2005 (GMT)<br />
# 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><br />
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=== Obsolete FAQ entries (tentative) ===<br />
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*<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.''<br />
** 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><br />
** Gone now.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:08, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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.'''<br />
** This is, however a good diagnostic for not having updated from 10.4/transitional. --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 16:01, 8 March 2009 (CET)</s><br />
** 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)<br />
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* <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>''<br />
** Does this still happen? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 02:44, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** No.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 17:36, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** Gone--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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><br />
** Jaguar/Panther reference deleted--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [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.''<br />
** This one's required by VirtPackage.pm--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 21:52, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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><br />
** Has it been fixed? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 02:44, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** 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)<br />
** Text modified as above--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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><br />
** Deleted--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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><br />
** Not sure about this one [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 14:15, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** 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)<br />
** Text modernized--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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><br />
** Removed from the PT translation. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 03:33, 11 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** Gone from .EN. --[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* <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><br />
** bye-bye--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 23:10, 14 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [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.''<br />
** Removed from the PT translation. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 03:33, 11 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#special-x11-debug Q9.13] ''I'm still having problems with X11 and Fink.''<br />
** referenced from VirtPackage.pm<br />
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=== FAQ entries that could be updated (tentative) ===<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#where Q3.3]<br />
** Mirrors information has moved to the wiki. [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#otherinfogone Q3.5] ''your active tree, e.g. 10.3''<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#status Q3.7]<br />
** 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)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/mirrors.php?phpLang=en#where Q5.1] ''Since Fink 0.2.3, there is the list command.''<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#firewalled-cvs Q5.3]<br />
** package cvs-proxy, what's its status? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [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.)''<br />
** Xcode, and maybe mention the install DVD [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#dselect-access Q5.12] ''http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download''<br />
** change to http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/bindist [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#cvs-busy Q5.13] ''install the Developer Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#not-found Q5.15] ''http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/source/''<br />
** Remove reference to this URL [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [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'<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#invisible-sw Q5.17] ''Develop(ment|er) Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#cant-upgrade Q5.21] ''I can't seem to update Fink's version.''<br />
** Need to update versions (maybe commands too). [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:00, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#wrong-tree Q5.24] ''Developer Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#seg-fault Q5.25] ''/sw/var/lib/fink/prebound/update-package-prebinding.pl''<br />
** 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)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#pathsetup-keeps-running Q5.26] ''/sw/bin/pathsetup.command''<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#four-oh-three Q5.30] ''Developer Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#compiler Q6.1] ''Developer Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#cvs Q6.2] ''Developer Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 15:57, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#missing-make Q6.3] ''Developer Tools''<br />
** Xcode [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 16:50, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#basic-headers Q6.12] ''Dev(eloper) Tools''<br />
** Xcode Tools. DevSDK.pkg is located under /OptionalInstalls/Xcode Tools/Packages<br />
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* [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''<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#xml-parser Q6.20] ''if you're on Panther''<br />
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* [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''<br />
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* [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)''<br />
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* [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)<br />
** 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)<br />
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* [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?''<br />
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* [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''<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#no-server Q9.4] ''In Jaguar, sometimes all of the xfree86 packages get built''<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#libXmuu Q9.6] ''You should reinstall it using fink reinstall xfree86-base-shlibs''<br />
** Even if/when it's a virtual package? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 13:13, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** This is just outdated.--[[User:Alexkhansen|Alexkhansen]] 16:07, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
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* [http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#gnome-two Q9.9] ''I upgraded from GNOME 1.x to GNOME 2.x''<br />
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* [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''<br />
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* [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 (...)''<br />
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* [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''<br />
** Maybe remove "After updating to Tiger (OS 10.4)? [[User:Monipol|monipol]] 12:24, 8 March 2009 (CET)<br />
** 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)<br />
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== User's Guide ==<br />
# update source installation page<br />
# [[Fink:Roadmap:New_documentation_needs|New features]] (check if a feature is already in a released fink version first)<br />
# <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)<br />
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== Other/Misc ==<br />
=== Multilingualization ===<br />
Need to document how to set Japanese properly with Fink packages in X11, terminal and Aqua environments.<br />
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=== Translation (Spanish) ===<br />
Hi, I have seen a wrong translation in the spanish version of the Fink home page. You say:<br />
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: "hacemos un puerto"<br />
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but the spanish translation for: ("port" it) should be<br />
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: (lo "portamos")<br />
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In Spanish, a "puerto" means "harbour", whereas "portar" means to move, to translate into another software system.<br />
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=== The Type Field ===<br />
Please see [[Fink:Documentation_Jottings:TypeField]]<br />
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=== Packaging Manual ===<br />
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>. <br />
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=== Moving the documentation to the wiki ===<br />
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Please see [[Fink:Documentation_Jottings:Moving_To_Media_Wiki]]<br />
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=== Some random non-structured notes by Monipol (to be organised later) ===<br />
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* fink i18n, the code<br />
* glossary (e.g. binary distribution)<br />
* CMS (MediaWiki? + script install docs + script import)<br />
* bash > csh/.cshrc<br />
* backup procedure if CMS<br />
* structure of i18n team<br />
* VirtPackage.pm referencia URL FAQ<br />
* uso de quote ou &quot;<br />
* referĂȘncias a Jaguar/Panther<br />
* Standard notation for OS versions<br />
* When removing a FAQ entry, check xref and VirtPackage.pm<br />
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