What does "head /sw/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0010" return? (so we can see the first few lines)
On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 11:32, kevin lahoda wrote: > Just Updated to Fink Distribution version: 0.5.0a.cvs using selfupdate. > Now I am trying to update the rest of my installed packages and am > getting the following error with dpkg: > > List of packages to be installed..... > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/guile- > shlibs_1.4-6_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/guile_1.4- > 6_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/guile- > dev_1.4-6_darwin-powerpc.deb > dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0010' near line 1: > field name `N�Z' must be followed by colon > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 2 > Failed: can't batch-install packages: > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/guile- > shlibs_1.4-6_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/guile_1.4- > 6_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/guile- > dev_1.4-6_darwin-powerpc.deb > > I have no idea what to do next and can't seem to find anything on > archive. > > thanks. > > ~kevin -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
