Hi - I am sure that its not a fink problem really, but why not try the CCP4 distribution? http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/download/ A. On Mar 22, 2008, at 5:34, Kurt Padilla wrote: > Hello, > > When I click on 'Apply' in the Directories & Project Directory > window, I get the following error: > > ERROR saving parameters to file /Users/Kat/.CCP4/unix/directories.def > > Has anyone else encountered this error? I installed CCP4 on a > MacBook Pro running Leopard using fink. This error always occurs, > except in one mysterious instance today, but only to hang in > refmac. I checked, but there is no .CCP4 folder in '/Users/Kat/'. > When I tried to create one myself, OS X wouldn't allow me to do so > according to some rule that folder names can't begin with periods. > I am getting the impression that CCP4 is buggy on OS X. Any > information on avoiding these problems and getting CCP4 to work? > > Thank You, > Kurt Padilla > > on the behalf of: > > Kathleen Frey > Amy Anderson Lab > Dept. of Pharmaceutical Science > University of Connecticut