The only method that I found to deal with the problem using a single system was to delete the file, create it again with "touch", and then start installing from the ground up.
On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 12:09 PM, D. E. Kiefer wrote:
I was afraid of that. To avoid a complete re-install, I transferred a 'status' file over from another system, removed the packages that were missing, and rebuilt the packages that were failing to install because of circular references. Fink update-all is working again.
Thanks for the advice.
Evan
At 6:01 AM -0400 7/8/03, Alexander Hansen wrote:Unfortunately, copying status-old to status is the best solution that I've seen. You may have to flush out your installation and start anew. It's possible to speed things up by backing up /sw/fink/10.2, if you have a spare drive or CD burner.
On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 06:15 PM, D. E. Kiefer wrote:
Hi,
Whenever I try to install a package I receive the parse error in "`/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 1:" detailed below. I tried a fink selfupdate-cvs but it generated the same error when it went to update fink.
I tried fink index and fink scanpackages. I also tried copying 'status-old' to 'status' to no avail. I can't find what's used to generate a new 'status' in /sw/var/lib/dpkg.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Evan
----------------->>>
sudo /sw/bin/fink update fink Information about 2696 packages read in 2 seconds.
The following package will be installed or updated:
fink
The following additional package will be installed:
base-files
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
dpkg -i
/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/base- files_1.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb
dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 1:
field name `Nz6·-ZÏ&Â-&™"x[Êø…◊ª'¯^}Òb>E2,≈xCȬ¯4æzIÙH' must be
followed by colon
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 2
Failed: can't install package base-files-1.8.0-1
deksmacintosh:101-> pwd
<--------------
deksmacintosh:102-> fink --version Package manager version: 0.13.3 Distribution version: 0.5.3.cvs
December 2002 Tools without gcc patch.
Mac OS X 10.2.6
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including
Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now.
Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET.
http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/ direct;at.asp_061203_01/01
_______________________________________________
Fink-users mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
Alexander K. Hansen Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX
------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
