-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 9/27/10 6:26 AM, René J.V. Bertin wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently still using a Fink installation originally done under > 10.3, and hardly touched after I upgraded to 10.4 (because it simply > worked). > Now, I'm waiting for a new MBP to arrive, so I'm looking into the best > way to upgrade (best meaning breaks the least of the various > dependencies on /sw in programmes not in Fink I installed in > /usr/local). > > My version is 0.7.0.cvs, package manager 0.20.6 . > > I've tried to follow the instructions on the website to update/upgrade > Fink on a PowerPc/Tiger machine, so that afterwards I can move that > installation to the new MBP, and continue the upgrade. > > apt-get update never seems to complete, but gives plenty of messages > concerning missing files, as if updating a 10.3 installation is no > longer supported. > > So I tied 'fink selfupdate', which churned around for a while, and > then failed with > > ... > install -c -p -m 644 fink.shlibs "/sw/src/root-fink-0.28.0-11/DEBIAN/shlibs" > /bin/rm -f /sw/src/root-fink-0.28.0-11/sw/info/dir > /sw/src/root-fink-0.28.0-11/sw/info/dir.old > /sw/src/root-fink-0.28.0-11/sw/share/info/dir > /sw/src/root-fink-0.28.0-11/sw/share/info/dir.old > Writing control file... > Finding prebound objects... > Writing dependencies... > Writing package script postinst... > Writing package script prerm... > dpkg-deb -b root-fink-0.28.0-11 > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base > dpkg-deb: building package `fink' in > `/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink_0.28.0-11_darwin-powerpc.deb'. > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink_0.28.0-11_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 40102 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace fink 0.20.6-1 (using > .../fink_0.28.0-11_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement fink ... > Setting up fink (0.28.0-11) ... > Checking system... powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0 > This system is supported and tested. > Using the old 10.4-transitional tree... > Adding local/injected to the Trees line in fink.conf... > ERROR: The current version of fink cannot be used with the > 10.4-transitional distribution. > Please use an appropriate earlier version of fink. > dpkg: error processing fink (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > fink > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package fink-0.28.0-11 > > > Ever since, I don't get any further. Fink --version tells me: > > WARNING: could not read /sw/fink/10.4-transitional/VERSION: No such > file or directory > Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Config.pm line 324. > Use of uninitialized value in length at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Config.pm line 325. > Package manager version: 0.28.0 > Distribution version: selfupdate-, 10.4-transitional, powerpc > > Copyright (c) 2001 Christoph Pfisterer > Copyright (c) 2001-2008 The Fink Package Manager Team > This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, > but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of > MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the > GNU General Public License for more details. > > > My question: is it still possible to upgrade my installation tree? I > do have a backup, of course, so can start the process anew. > > TIA, > René >
Direct upgrading _wasn't_ supported. The 10.3 -> 10.4 upgrade options were described back in 2006. Check out the 2006-07-01 and 2006-07-24 items from http://www.finkproject.org/news/ You might find it easier just to start afresh, however. To make that easier, you can capture a list of your installed packages and then install from that list: http://finkers.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/starting-anew/ - -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkygl2oACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ/+VACgmKWLMl2ASrDBO+LVscUh6cn/ GiIAnR48R94PVlvHxB65iAQpt8CZgbE+ =jfNz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
