Mac OS X 10.6 Installation

case of rsync error from fink


    The previous command was from step 3d...

    3d. Install the needed libraries from fink by typing the command:

           sudo fink install glib glib2-dev netpbm openmotif3



    IF the result of the previous command is an rsync error such as this:

        rsync: failed to connect to distfiles.master.finkmirrors.net: Operation timed out (60)
        rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-40/rsync/clientserver.c(105) [receiver=2.6.9]
        ### execution of rsync failed, exit code 10

    then perhaps your computer is behind a firewall that does not allow rsync.
    In such as case, consider Q5.3 from the fink FAQ:

        http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php

    That would suggest using CVS instead of rsync:

        fink --use-binary-dist install cvs-proxy
        fink selfupdate-cvs

    After this go back and try the step 3d fink install command again and
    continue if things work out.

    Thanks to D Dickstein.