--- Alexander Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/12/06, Bob Portmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to rebuild my fink installation and cannot get past the > > "update-all". I have a Quad PPC Mac running 10.4.8, XCode 2.3, > Apple > > X11 1.1.3. After moving my old /sw out of the way, I've done: > > > > 1. Installed using Fink-0.8.1-PowerPC-Installer.dmg > > > > 2. fink scanpackages; fink index; fink selfupdate (runs OK) > > > > 3. fink update-all (accepting all defaults) > > > > This does a bunch of stuff and ends with: > > > > (Reading database ... 4150 files and directories currently > installed.) > > Preparing to replace fink-prebinding 0.7.1-2 (using > > .../fink-prebinding_0.7.1-1002_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > > Unpacking replacement fink-prebinding ... > > Setting up fink-prebinding (0.7.1-1002) ... > > Reading buildlock packages... > > Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies! > > > > Fink isn't sure how to install the above packages safely. You may > be > > able to fix things by running: > > > > fink scanpackages > > apt-get update > > apt-get install gettext-dev=0.10.40-25 gettext=0.10.40-25 > > > > Updating the list of locally available binary packages. > > Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc > > New package: > > > dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/cctools-extra_590.18-1002_darwin-powerpc.deb > > New package: > > > dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink-prebinding_0.7.1-1002_darwin-powerpc.deb > > Downloading the indexes of available packages in the binary > > distribution. > > /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Packages > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Release > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Packages > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Release > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/main Packages > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/main Release > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/crypto Packages > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/crypto Release > > Reading Package Lists... > > Building Dependency Tree... > > Failed: Fink::SysState: Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies > > > > 4. So I try what it suggests: > > > > 4a. fink scanpackages (runs fine) > > > > 4b. apt-get update > > E: Could not open lock file /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 > > Permission denied) > > E: Unable to lock the list directory > > > > So I am stuck. Any idea how I can get fink installed? I also > tried > > starting over and using the unstable tree with the same result. > > > > Thanks, > > Bob > > > > > > The message probably should say to run > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install gettext-dev=0.10.40-25 gettext=0.10.40-25 > > (basically anything you do with apt-get that involves the package > database requires it to be run as the superuser)
OK, thanks. I've never used apt-get so I didn't know that, since I usually only work with the unstable tree. Thanks, Bob ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
