As luck has it, I just put an entry in the FAQ about this about a minute ago:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#bad-list-file On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 09:12, Philip Trauring wrote: > I think this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find anything > in the archives. > > > I can't build any packages using fink. I get error message like this: > > > <fixed>dpkg -i > >/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/debianutils_1.23-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing > >/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/debianutils_1.23-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > (--install): > > files list file for package `m4' is missing final newline > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > > Failed: can't install package debianutils-1.23-1 > > > >/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/debianutils_1.23-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > > Processing was halted because there were too many errors. > > > I seem to recall earlier discussions about newline errors, but I don't > remember how to fix it. > > > Thanks, > > > Philip</fixed> -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
