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On 1/9/10 9:49 PM, Jess H. Brewer wrote:
> Alexander Hansen wrote:
> On 1/9/10 11:11 AM, Jess H. Brewer wrote:
>>>> Every since I upgraded to Snow Leopard I have been unable
>>>> to complete any `fink update-all' without running into the
>>>> following error message:
>>>>
>> . . .
>>>> libtool: link: `/usr/lib/libiconv.la' is not a valid libtool archive
>> . . .
>>>>
>>>> Do you think this is related to the OS upgrade, or might it
>>>> be due to some (unsuccessful) efforts I have made to get
>>>> cernlib working by hook or crook?  Any help appreciated.  -- Jess
>>>>
>>>>
> 
> It's totally related to the OS upgrade.  Apple decided to ditch .la
> files that were there in Leopard.
> 
> A workaround to try is
> 
>     sudo find /sw/lib -name *.la -delete
> 
> That will remove all of Fink's .la files, which contain references to
> the now nonexistent Apple .la files.
>>

> Aha.  I should have guessed.  Every upgrade is a bus wreck.
> I did as you said and then `fink selfupdate; fink update-all'
> which ran all day (gobbling up several GB of disk space,
> presumably to create new versions of all the .la files) and
> finally died while building webkit:

> ld: library not found for -lXt
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [libwebkit-1.0.la] Error 1

> I tried running `fink selfupdate; fink update-all' over again
> (sometimes it seems to take two passes) and (after another
> couple of hours) got the same result.  So I'm back where I
> started except with lots less disk space.  <sigh>

'fink cleanup' will help with the disk space.   Actually, the .la files
themselves don't force a rebuild; this is just the normal state of being
a bit behind.

As for the webkit issue, we're going to need to see the full line of
output just before what you've posted for debugging purposes.

- -- 
Alexander Hansen
Fink User Liaison
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