On 04/11/2006, at 4:55 , Philip J Robar wrote: > > On Nov 3, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Steven Rogers wrote: > >> ... I would recommend using MacPorts over Fink. >> >> http://www.macports.org/ >> >> (used to be called DarwinPorts). It's another package system like >> Fink, > > I also recommend MacPorts, but want to make clear that it's not > just "another package system like Fink". Fink installs a GNU/SYSV > like UNIX environment that interposes itself over OS X's UNIX > environment (I, myself, would say gets in the way of.), whereas > MacPorts directly leverages OS X's UNIX environment. > > Phil > -- I'm not sure where you get that idea from what I can see fink goes out of its way to avoid messing with OSX, the whole thing lives is /sw Jeff