Appendix E. Fink Package Summary
This appendix provides a partial list of packages and tools available via Fink, the package management system. This is not a canonical list of the "best" or "most popular" packages, but merely a sample of the 2,500+ packages that are available via Fink.
All packages loaded with Fink are maintained in a separate folder hierarchy (/sw/bin). Fink downloads original source releases, patches them (if needed), configures them for Darwin, compiles them, and installs them.
Table E.1. Fink Packages
Package | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
agrep | 2.04-18 | Flexible egrep/fregrep replacement |
anacron | 2.3-6 | Periodic command scheduler |
analog | 5.32-1 | Program to measure usage on your web server |
antiword | 0.37-1 | Display or convert MS-Word files |
antlr | 2.7.7-1001 | ANother Tool for Language Recognition (formerly PCCTS) |
apache-pm588 | [virtual package] | |
apel | 10.7-3 | A Portable Emacs Library |
apg | 2.2.3-3 | Automated password generator |
barcode | 0.98-12 | Barcode generation library and CLI front end |
base-files | 1.9.8-1 | Directory infrastructure |
bash | 2.05b-1013 | The GNU Bourne Again Shell |
bash-completion | 20060301-3 | Command-line completions for bash |
bbkeys | 0.8.4-1022 | Key-binding handler for Blackbox |
bbmail | 0.8.3-1002 | E-mail watcher designed for use with Blackbox |
bbpager | 0.3.1-1001 | Pager tool for the Blackbox window manager |
bcel | 5.2-1 | Byte Code Engineering Library |
berkeleydb-pm586 | 0.31-1001 | Perl interface to Berkeley DB library |
berkeleydb-pm588 | 0.31-1001 | Perl interface to Berkeley DB library |
bidwatcher | 1.3.17-1012 | GTK auction management/snipe ... |
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