Now I see what the problem is: /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status hae become corrupt for some reason. You can verify this by looking at the file. It should be a text file with contents something like this:
Package: qt3 Status: install ok installed Maintainer: Benjamin Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: qt3 Version: 3.1.1-5 Replaces: qt, qt2, qt3-doc, qt3-bin, qt3-dev Provides: qt3-bin Depends: qt3-shlibs, qt3-designer, qt3-linguist, qt3-doc Suggests: libpng3, libjpeg, freetype2 Conflicts: qt, qt2 Description: Cross-Platform GUI application framework. . Web site: http://www.trolltech.com/ . Maintainer: Benjamin Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ... The easiest fix that I can think of is to see if you have a file called /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status-old on your system. If so, then see if it is a valid file (i.e. its contents are text with format like the above). If so, then do the following commands sudo rm /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status-old /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status Then you should be back to normal. You will probably be be missing one or more packages that you installed, since this is a backup of your status before the last install--just reinstall the package(s). On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 03:35, Aleksi Aaltonen wrote: > Hello, > > I tried to reinstall apt base package as you suggested, but I got the > following error message. > > _______________________________________________ > The following package will be reinstalled: > apt > The following 11 additional packages will be installed: > apt-shlibs base-files bzip2 debianutils dpkg fink gettext gzip libiconv > ncurses tar > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/base-files_1.6- > 1_darwin-powerpc.deb > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 2 > Failed: can't install package base-files-1.6-1 > dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 3: > invalid package name (must start with an alphanumeric) > _______________________________________________ > > > On maanantai, helmi 24, 2003, at 00:44 Europe/Helsinki, Alexander > Hansen wrote: > > > I'll put it on the list, so that some more brainpower can be brought to > > bear. > > > > It looks like the package database has forgotten about your installed > > packages--you get thd darwin and macosx packages because they get read > > from your system. > > > > It looks like you didn't lose any of the files installed by the > > packages, > > (since fink works), so you don't necessarily need to start from > > scratch. > > > > My best recommendation is to try to reinstall one of the base packages. > > If you have the Section (I believe--I'm not at my Mac right now) column > > enabled in Fink Commander pick one of the ones labled base. > > > > On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, Aleksi Aaltonen wrote: > > > >> Unfortunately it is not only FinkCommander realted problem: > >> > >> ____________________________________________________ > >> [ua78d37:~] aake% fink list -i > >> Information about 2108 packages read in 4 seconds. > >> > >> i darwin 6.4-1 [virtual package representing the > >> kernel] > >> i macosx 10.2.4-1 [virtual package representing the > >> system] > >> [ua78d37:~] aake% > >> ____________________________________________________ > >> > >> I have installed at least phpmyadmin, mysql and curl packages (and > >> other packages needed by those three) using fink... it seems something > >> has gone very wrong. > >> > >> aleksi > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On sunnuntai, helmi 23, 2003, at 18:50 Europe/Helsinki, Alexander > >> Hansen wrote: > >> > >>> Does "fink list -i" show the correct installed packages? If so, then > >>> this > >>> may be a Fink Commander specific issue, and you'll want to check the > >>> Fink > >>> Commander mailing lists (go to http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net). > >>> > >>> On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, Aleksi Aaltonen wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I recently installed FinkCommander, which is a nice piece of > >>>> software. > >>>> However, after installing phphmyadmin with FinkCommander, Fink > >>>> (cmd-line fink and FinkCommander) seems to have lost the information > >>>> what packages I have installed. FinkCommandet claims that the only > >>>> installed software are darwinf and macosx virtual packages. Is there > >>>> any way to rebuild this information or fix the problems some other > >>>> way? > >>>> > >>>> aleksi > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. > >>>> The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. > >>>> Code faster. 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