Thanks. No zombie process. But for another reason I had to restart my computer and it appears to have cleared up whatever was wrong.
BTW - were you ever able to get ncvtk to install? Thanks again for the help. -Roy PS- Is there a preferred graceful way to deal with fink if it hangs. It was the update to python-2.5 that caused the initial problem. On Feb 15, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > 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 ********************** "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." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
