On 3/15/06, Chip G. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, so we seemed to be at a dead-end and I decided to try another > tack. Took a bit since it's so long to build gcc4. I installed it on > another machine and then copied the debs to the machine having the > issue. Then I tried to install it and got the following errors. This > is further then it went before, but not success. > > $ fink --no-use-binary-dist install gcc4 gcc4-shlibs > Information about 5661 packages read in 8 seconds. > The following package will be installed or updated: > gcc4 > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin- > powerpc/languages/gcc4_4.1.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 72197 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking gcc4 (from .../gcc4_4.1.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > /sw/bin/dpkg-deb: unexpected end of file in between members in /sw/ > fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/ > gcc4_4.1.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > dpkg(4511) malloc: *** Deallocation of a pointer not malloced: > 0xbfffea10; This could be a double free(), or free() called with the > middle of an allocated block; Try setting environment variable > MallocHelp to see tools to help debug > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary- > darwin-powerpc/languages/gcc4_4.1.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): > subprocess /sw/bin/dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/ > gcc4_4.1.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package gcc4-4.1.0-1 > $ > > > I then did a scanpackages and index. Then tried again with the same > result. So I'm pretty stymied here. Somehow I've got a broken install > and can't fix it. I get a report that gcc is out-of-date, but it > won't let me update it. I suppose at this time the best thing to do > would be to wait until it goes to stable and see. > > -- Chip > > >
That wouldn't help. Your problem was with _installing_ it, not building it. Even if it were in the binary distro you'd be having the same problem--the Fink tools are looking for a nonexistent .deb file. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
