On Friday 15 February 2008 11:54:43 am Roy Mendelssohn wrote: > Hi All: > > In running "fink update-all" today fink hung and I had to kill the > process. Now I can't get it to install or update anything,a s it > > doesn't seem able to access the dpkg database. For example I get: > > fink install netcdf-g95 netcdf-g95-shlibs > > Information about 6751 packages read in 1 seconds. > > The following 2 packages will be installed or updated: > > netcdf-g95 netcdf-g95-shlibs > > Setting runtime build-lock... > > dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-netcdf- > > g95-3.6.2-6 /sw/src/fink.build > > dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-netcdf-g95-3.6.2-6' in `/ > > sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-netcdf- > > g95-3.6.2-6_2008.02.15-08.51.36_darwin-i386.deb'. > > Installing build-lock package... > > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-netcdf- > > g95-3.6.2-6_2008.02.15-08.51.36_darwin-i386.deb > > Waiting up to 300 seconds for access to the dpkg database... > > Essentials: > > Intel Macbook Pro, OS X 10.4.11 > > Package manager version: 0.28.0 > Distribution version: selfupdate-rsync Fri Feb 15 08:41:30 2008, > 10.4, i386 > > Any help appreciated. > > -Roy M. > > ********************** > "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. > Government or NOAA." > ********************** > Roy Mendelssohn > Supervisory Operations Research Analyst > NOAA/NMFS > Environmental Research Division > Southwest Fisheries Science Center > 1352 Lighthouse Avenue > Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Note new e-mail address) > voice: (831)-648-9029 > fax: (831)-648-8440 > www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ > > "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." > > > >
Ouch. That would qualify as an "ungraceful exit" Try "ps ax | grep dpkg" to see if you still have a zombie dpkg process around. -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
