Darwin binary

[Tincer]

Thanks for the prompt help.

There might be some complication about the use of "package"

I wasn't talking about about a Fink distribution package. ( I saw 
your request on Fink a while ago).

I was talking about a package that would be recognized by the Mac OS 
X installer. These files usually have the .pkg extension. If I 
understand the OS X installer correctly such .pkg files can already 
contain the compiled binary. In addition they may contain scripts 
that make all the necessary directories, move the binary to the 
desired location, may create a config file, set permissions etc.

There are two kinds of people working with Mac OS X  (Darwin). The 
majority is coming from the traditional GUI only Mac (i.e. OS9  and 
earlier), the minority coming from a pure Unix/BSD/Linux/ background.

I am coming from the OS9 background and am willing to use some Unix 
commands; however I will never become an Unix expert. I just don't 
have the time to learn all the stuff.

If you want more Mac people to use tinc, we would probably need some 
"help for Mac dummies", (and an easy installation process).

Please don't misunderstand me. I am grateful that you went through 
the trouble of creating a Darwin version at all.

Now I am off to create the /usr/local/etc/tinc directory and the 
tinc.conf file. I will let you know about progress.








>Unfortunately we cannot create packages for all operating systems
>ourselves. We provide static binaries as a proof that it can be compiled
>on a platform, and to help people out who have trouble compiling, but
>they are not supported.
>
>There is a packaging request for tinc for the Fink distribution:
>
>http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=567971&group_id=17203&atid=371315
>
>Unfortunately they're not working on it. You could try to contact the
>Fink developers and tell them you're interested in a tinc package.
>
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