-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 3/14/10 12:19 PM, Stan Sanderson wrote: > > On Mar 13, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 3/13/10 1:08 PM, Stan Sanderson wrote: >>> Package manager version: 0.29.10 >>> Distribution version: selfupdate-rsync Sat Mar 13 10:24:52 2010, 10.5, >>> powerpc >>> Unstable enabled >>> >>> In a misguided effort I used Carbon Copy Cloner (latest version) to >>> create a bootable HD from my existing install. I excluded a number of >>> files and directories, including the /sw directory. Following this >>> operation I discovered numerous permission-related problems. >>> >>> With respect to Fink, a selfupdate now produces the following: >>> >>> <snip> >>> Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Release >>> Reading Package Lists... Error! >>> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header >>> E: Problem with MergeList /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/ >>> _sw_fink_dists_local_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages >>> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. >>> ### execution of /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait failed, exit code 100 >>> >>> I have run scanpackages with no change. >>> >>> An earlier post (from Alexander Hansen) suggested deleting the >>> scanpackages.db. I followed by scanpackages but get the same E: >>> messages. apt-get update of course produces the same E: responses. >>> >>> Fink update works and I was able to install and later remove a package. >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions. >>> >>> Stan >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Try renaming >> /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_local_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages >> >> and then running "fink scanpackages". > > Thanks Alexander. > > I did as recommended, then did sudo apt-get update. The following was > returned: > > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/main Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/main Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/crypto Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/release/crypto Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/main Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/main Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.5/current/crypto Release > Reading Package Lists... Error! > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages > > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > I tried renaming > /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages, > followed by fink scanpackages. sudo apt-get update returns the same > error message(s) as above, referring to the > /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_unstable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages > list entry. > > I've turned automatic fetching of binaries off in fink configure, but > I'm concerned about the underlying cause of the error. > > Stan > > >
There was a prior thread with a similar issue (but we never got a final resolution on it). It might be worth trying to rename /sw/fink/10.4/unstable/main/binary-darwin-i386/Packages.gz and do a scanpackages again. - -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkudP4IACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ9KEgCdE5SVLb5goAdmgmBeeyc1SY75 QS8An27XXquXUH8KSMWO0zBKC7VW5rx8 =R3gg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
