D'oh - I'd only seen one page of the instructions on upgrading fink from the MacGimp install!
My last post was entirely down to operator error! It's now all happy again - though I'm sure you'll all be hearing from me again! >On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 13:14, Dan O'Brien wrote: >> uh oh. I spoke too soon! >> >> yes the original things I was trying to do worked, but I just tried >> to install mysql with apt-get, and I got this error: >> >> dpkg: error processing mysql (--configure): >> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> mysql >> E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> >> any ideas what to do now? Basically it seems that MacGimp gives you a >> completely broken version of fink that only works with Gimp. I >> probably should update it all. But fink selfupdate returns an error >> message too: > >The MacGimp fink version is really old, and seems only works with OS >10.0.x . Check out > >http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/upgrade.php > >for information on what you may need to do for the upgrade > >> cvs: Command not found. >> ### su failed, exit code 1 >> Failed: Logging into the CVS server for anonymous read-only access failed. >> >> looks like cvs is missing... > >Do you have an appropriate version of the Development Tools (December >2001 for OS 10.1.x)installed? That's what givees you cvs by default. > >Even though fink will let you install a CVS package from the binary >distribution, you won't be able to run 'fink selfupdate' without the Dev >Tools. > >> >> dselect ain't there either. >> >> awww, and I was so chuffed we'd got it going! >> >> trying to install cvs with apt-get - seems to be working - but then >> so did mysql >> We'll see... >> > >Alexander K. Hansen >Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University >Levitated Dipole Experiment >MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 >Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 >Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 -- Dan O'Brien The Dancing Ox Company 22 Castle Circus House, 136 Union Street, Torquay TQ2 5QG 01803 409108*www.oxdance.co.uk creativity*reliability ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber Inc. Don't miss the IM event of the season | Special offer for OSDN members! JabberConf 2002, Aug. 20-22, Keystone, CO http://www.jabberconf.com/osdn _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
