James Coyle wrote: > I'm trying to follow the directions in the FAQ for resolving a > selfupdate cvs issue, namely: > > >> If, you don't see either of the above messages, then this almost >> always means you've modified a file in your /sw/fink/dists tree and >> now the maintainer has changed it. Look further back in the >> selfupdate-cvs output for lines that start with "C", like so: >> >> C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/db31-3.1.17-6.info >> ... (other info and patch files) ... >> ### execution of su failed, exit code 1 >> Failed: Updating using CVS failed. Check the error messages above. >> >> The "C" means CVS had a conflict in trying to update the latest >> version. The fix is to delete any files that show up as starting >> with "C" in the output of selfupdate-cvs, and try again: >> >> sudo rm /sw/fink/10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/libs/db31-3.1.17-6.info >> fink selfupdate-cvs >> > > However, this is what happens when I try to follow the directions. > The files with the C in front of them don't exist in my setup, so I > can't get rid of them: > > >> ? 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/afterstep.info >> cvs update: move away 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/ >> xscorch.patch; it is in the way >> C 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/xscorch.patch >> cvs update: move away 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/ >> density.info; it is in the way >> C 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/graphics/density.info >> cvs update: move away 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/ >> abook.patch; it is in the way >> C 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/utils/abook.patch >> ### execution of cvs failed, exit code 1 >> Failed: Updating using CVS failed. Check the error messages above. >> James-Coyles-iMac:~ jamescoy$ sudo rm 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/ >> games/xscorch.patch >> rm: 10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/games/xscorch.patch: No such file >> or directory >> >> > > Where do I go from here? Thanks. > > > The path shown, e.g. 10.4/unstable..., presupposes that you're in the /sw/fink/ directory. Did you do a "cd /sw/fink" before you tried to remove the files?
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