On Thursday 03 April 2008 10:58:46 am Stan Sanderson wrote: > OS 10.4.11, intel iMac > Package manager version: 0.28.1 > Distribution version: selfupdate-rsync [current date- update > regularly] 2008, > 10.4, i386 > XCode tools 2.4 > > Problem- binary dist will not update. > > Doing fink selfupdate produces the following result: > > Downloading the indexes of available packages in the binary > distribution./sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait updateErr http:// > msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Packages 500 ( Not > implemented )Hit http://msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main > ReleaseErr http://msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto > Packages 500 ( Not implemented ) > . > . (continued for the remainder of the packages requested) > > followed by > > Reading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneW: > Couldn't stat source package list http://msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net > 10.4/release/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/ > msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net_mirrors_fink_finkbindist_bindist_dists_10.4_re > lease_main_binary-darwin-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or > directory)W: Couldn't stat source package list http:// > msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/ > apt/lists/ > msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net_mirrors_fink_finkbindist_bindist_dists_10.4_re > lease_crypto_binary-darwin-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or > directory) > . > . (likewise) > > I have tried (many times) fink scanpackages and sudo apt-get update > without results. > > sudo apt-get update produces results identical to the above. >
As well it should, since that's what fink runs, too. > apt/sources.list verified correct > > Configuring Fink to not use binaries results in an update without > error messages (but also without binaries!). > > If I need to rebuild the entire install, so be it; however, if anyone > has a clue as to the cause, I'd be grateful for your input. > > Thanks. > > Stan > > Since you can remove apt with only a little grumbling from fink, see if the following works: fink purge apt apt-shlibs fink install apt apt-shlibs fink selfupdate That will force re-installation of the original configuration files for apt. -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
