Re: sudo fink install octave-atlas still running after 24 hours

[Benjamin Abbott]

On Jan 6, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Richard Shinn <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to install octave on Mountain Lion on an Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook 
> Pro . I  followed the instructions on this page. web page:
> 
> www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php
> 
> After doing the following and entering the last command to install, my 
> machine was still, apparently installing (at 100% CPU capacity) 24 hours 
> later. I finally killed the install. Can you help me figure out what when 
> wrong? I can't believe the install could possibly take that long, even on my 
> old Core Duo.
> 
> $ xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
> $ sudo xcodebuild -license
> $ cd $HOME/Downloads
> # Downloaded the tar ball
> $ tar -xvf fink-0.34-4.tar.gz
> $ cd fink-0.34.4
> $ ./bootstrap
> $ /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh
> $ fink selfupdate-rsync
> $ fink index -f
> # This command was still running 24 hours later at full CPU capacity
> $ sudo fink install octave-atlas
> 
> Thanks very much.
> 
> Rich Shinn

Fink displays a lot info to keep the user informed as it is doing its work.  
What was being displayed when you killed it?

Ben