Let me know if you still need more data points. Using your diagnostic 'tar', gcc42 died during packaging [1] (Core Duo, 10.4.8):
Writing control file... Writing package script postinst... Writing package script prerm... dpkg-deb -b root-gcc42-4.1.9999-20070221 /sw/fink/10.4/unstable/main/binary-darwin-i386/languages tar: ./sw/lib/gcc4.2/include/c++/4.2.0/i686-apple-darwin8/bits/stdc++.h.gch/O0g.gch: file changed as we read it ===== Old ctime: 1173052264 New ctime: 1173052415 Old size : 17438180 New size : 17438180 ===== tar: ./sw/lib/gcc4.2/include/c++/4.2.0/i686-apple-darwin8/bits/stdc++.h.gch/O2g.gch: file changed as we read it ===== Old ctime: 1173052264 New ctime: 1173052426 Old size : 17429988 New size : 17429988 ===== tar: ./sw/lib/gcc4.2/include/c++/4.2.0/i686-apple-darwin8/x86_64/bits/stdc++.h.gch/O0g.gch: file changed as we read it ===== Old ctime: 1173052286 New ctime: 1173052458 Old size : 19695076 New size : 19695076 ===== tar: ./sw/lib/gcc4.2/include/c++/4.2.0/i686-apple-darwin8/x86_64/bits/stdc++.h.gch/O2g.gch: file changed as we read it ===== Old ctime: 1173052287 New ctime: 1173052471 Old size : 19682788 New size : 19682788 ===== dpkg-deb: building package `gcc42' in `/sw/fink/10.4/unstable/main/binary-darwin-i386/languages/gcc42_4.1.9999-20070221_darwin-i386.deb'. /sw/bin/dpkg-deb: subprocess tar -cf returned error exit status 1 ### execution of dpkg-deb failed, exit code 2 Removing runtime build-lock... Removing build-lock package... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-gcc42-4.1.9999-20070221 (Reading database ... 57360 files and directories currently installed.) Removing fink-buildlock-gcc42-4.1.9999-20070221 ... Failed: can't create package gcc42_4.1.9999-20070221_darwin-i386.deb David Fang Computer Systems Laboratory Electrical & Computer Engineering Cornell University http://www.csl.cornell.edu/~fang/ -- (2400 baud? Netscape 3.0?? lynx??? No problem!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
