[OS X TeX] Install fail

John Burt burt at brandeis.edu
Wed Sep 2 13:26:24 EDT 2015


How do I remove this version of tar?

How do I remove all of the fink software on my system?

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Herb Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> That's ancient and terrible! Ever since OS X 10.6 Plc code hasn't been
> supported. You really need to remove that stuff or you'll run into other
> problems in the future.
>
> Good Luck,
> Herb Schulz
>
> On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:42 AM, John Burt <burt at brandeis.edu> wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> I assume that you used Migration Assistant when you got the new MacBook
> Pro. How long ago was the Fink distribution installed? Please run
>
> file `which tar`
>
> and see if it can even be executed under Yosemite.
>
>
>
>
> /sw/bin/tar: Mach-O executable ppc
>
>
> and yes, it does work when I test it.
>
> thanks for all this help!
>
> John
>
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