Re: [Fink-users] Problems removing packages (mysql, apache, php) due to curl-ssl issues

[Garrett Cooper]

On Sep 16, 2005, at 12:20 PM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: On 9/16/05, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:      I cannot seem to remove the following packages: libapache2-ssl-mod-php4 php4-apache2-ssl apache2-ssl      The error messages I get: shiina:~ root# fink purge --recursive php4-apache2-ssl Information about 4864 packages read in 3 seconds. WARNING: this command will remove the package(s) and remove any           global configure files, even if you modified them! Do you want to continue? [Y/n] /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait remove --purge php4-apache2-ssl Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:    curl-ssl: Depends: curl-unified (= 7.11.2-2) but it is not going to be installed    curl-ssl-dev: Depends: curl-unified (= 7.11.2-2) but it is not going to be installed    curl-ssl-shlibs: Depends: curl-unified-shlibs (= 7.11.2-2) but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). ### execution of /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait failed, exit code 100 Failed: can't purge package php4-apache2-ssl shiina:~ root# shiina:~ root# fink purge --recursive mysql mysql-client mysql14-dev mysql14-shlibs mnogosearch1-shlibs mnogosearch-dev Information about 4864 packages read in 2 seconds. WARNING: this command will remove the package(s) and remove any           global configure files, even if you modified them! Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Fink will attempt to purge --recursive 6 packages Do you want to continue? [Y/n] /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait remove --purge mnogosearch-dev mnogosearch1- shlibs mysql mysql-client mysql14-dev mysql14-shlibs Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:    curl-ssl: Depends: curl-unified (= 7.11.2-2) but it is not going to be installed    curl-ssl-dev: Depends: curl-unified (= 7.11.2-2) but it is not going to be installed    curl-ssl-shlibs: Depends: curl-unified-shlibs (= 7.11.2-2) but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). ### execution of /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait failed, exit code 100 Failed: can't batch-purge packages: mnogosearch-dev mnogosearch1- shlibs mysql mysql-client mysql14-dev mysql14-shlibs      Running "apt-get -f ..". as suggested does nothing in terms of rectifying the issue. -Garrett That message is apparently hardcoded into apt-get, and doesn't always apply for Fink, especially for packages built locally from source. The --recursive option relies on the binary database.  Try running "fink scanpackages" to update your local binary database if you haven't already. Otherwise you can just use the non-recursive option and remove any package that fink complains about. --  Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/     Not choosing the --recursive option did the trick. Thanks! -Garrett