-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alexander Thomas wrote: > I upgraded to Leopard, and although I did a clean install, I > figured that it should be possible to just copy my old /sw > directory (using sudo cp -rp) and then upgrade Fink using the > instructions on the Fink home page. But apparently it isn't. When I > try "fink selfupdate", it fails as follows: > > could not determine XFree86 version number rsync -az -q > rsync://hnd.jp.asi.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo//TIMESTAMP > /sw/fink/TIMESTAMP.tmp I will now run the rsync command to retrieve > the latest package descriptions. rsync -rtz --delete-after > --delete -q --include='10.4/' --include='10.4/stable/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/**/*' --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/stable/' --include='10.4/stable/crypto/' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/**/*' --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/unstable/' --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/**/*' --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/unstable/' --include='10.4/unstable/main/' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/**/*' --include='VERSION' > --include='DISTRIBUTION' --include='README' --exclude='**' > 'rsync://hnd.jp.asi.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo' '/sw/fink/' > /usr/bin/find '/sw/fink/10.4/stable/main' -name CVS -type d -print0 > | xargs -0 /bin/rm -rf /usr/bin/find '/sw/fink/10.4/stable/crypto' > -name CVS -type d -print0 | xargs -0 /bin/rm -rf /usr/bin/find > '/sw/fink/10.4/unstable/crypto' -name CVS -type d -print0 | xargs > -0 /bin/rm -rf /usr/bin/find '/sw/fink/10.4/unstable/main' -name > CVS -type d -print0 | xargs -0 /bin/rm -rf Downloading the indexes > of available packages in the binary distribution. > /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Packages Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Release Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Packages Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Release Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/main Packages Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/main Release Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/crypto Packages Hit > http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/crypto Release could > not determine XFree86 version number Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... Scanning package description > files.......... Information about 6255 packages read in 14 seconds. > could not determine XFree86 version number The following package > will be installed or updated: fink Reading buildlock packages... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-i386/base/fink_0.27.1-31_darwin-i386.deb > could not determine XFree86 version number (Reading database ... > 7978 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to > replace fink 0.27.1-31 (using .../fink_0.27.1-31_darwin-i386.deb) > ... Unpacking replacement fink ... Setting up fink (0.27.1-31) ... > Checking system... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0 Use of uninitialized > value in substitution (s///) at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line > 1372. Under Mac OS X 10.5.1, Fink must be bootstrapped or updated > with gcc 4.0, however, you currently have gcc (unknown version) > selected. To correct this problem, run the command: > > sudo gcc_select > > You may need to install a more recent version of the Developer > Tools (Apple's XCode) to be able to do so. /sw/bin/dpkg: error > processing fink (--install): subprocess post-installation script > returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while > processing: fink ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, > exit code 1 Failed: can't install package fink-0.27.1-31 > > > There is no gcc_select on my system and apparently this is normal > in Leopard. I do have the latest Developer tools installed. When I > look at this output, it seems that it tries to reinstall the old > version (0.27.1), while there is a (much) newer version (0.27.8) > available. I tried setting the rsync mirror to > "rsync://hnd.jp.asi.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo/" which is reported to > be the "only reliable rsync mirror" in a previous posting to this > list, but no luck. Eventually I tried "fink selfupdate-cvs", only > to get exactly the same error with the same outdated fink version. > What am I doing wrong? > > - Try "fink reinstall fink"
- -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink User Liaison/Documenter akh AT finkproject DOT org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHXZTlB8UpO3rKjQ8RAk2/AKCD/Yij4m9tRARuO+IgzqZniSKUCgCfbqop ro8ilnZcrY7o/1KPYmLvVks= =9NJz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
