Thanks Alexander-- I now have developer tools installed along with a gcc update. With respect to 'apt-get knows nothing about the unstable tree', I uncommented the line 'deb file:/sw/fink unstable' line in /sw/etc/apt, which seems like a reasonable thing to do.
However, apt-get update then gives me a message as shown below, and requests that I run apt-get update. Fink selfupdate and fink index have already been successful run at this point. I am sure there is something simple I need to do, but I am unable to find it in the documentation. Any suggestions? Jonathan Err file: local/main Packages File not found Ign file: local/main Release Err file: stable/main Packages File not found Ign file: stable/main Release Err file: stable/crypto Packages File not found Ign file: stable/crypto Release Err file: unstable/main Packages File not found Ign file: unstable/main Release Err file: unstable/crypto Packages File not found Ign file: unstable/crypto Release .... Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/unstable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list file: unstable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. [ > Hi all, > > I am trying to install some unstable packages, and followed the > instructions on the fink home page, but ran into problems. > > 'fink selfupdate-cvs' leads to comments ending in the following > > fink-0.19.0/VERSION > make test > Can't exec "make": No such file or directory at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 190. > ### execution of make failed, exit code -1 > Failed: compiling fink-0.19.0-1 failed > <AKH> You don't have the Developer Tools installed > Also following these steps > >If you want Fink to use all of unstable, edit /sw/etc/fink.conf, add > >unstable/main and unstable/crypto to the Trees: line, and then run > fink >selfupdate; fink index. > > leads me to things like the following > > [~]% sudo apt-get install dhcp > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package dhcp > <AKH> apt-get knows nothing about the unstable tree > so it is clear fink is not seeing the unstable tree. > > I am running Max OS 10.2.8 > [~]% fink -V > Package manager version: 0.16.0 > Distribution version: 0.6.2.cvs > > Any help would be much appreciated!! > Jonathan > > > > -- ********************************************************************* Jonathan Lilly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Université Pierre et Marie Curie Tel: 33 1 44 27 49 69 Tour 45/55, 5 ème étage, boîte 100 Fax: 33 1 44 27 38 05 4 place Jussieu US Fax: (530) 678-5835 75252 Paris cedex 05 ********************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id56&alloc_id438&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
