Fixed it! Somehow /sw/bin/tar disappeared. I re-linked it to gtar and it's working.
Strange. But I wonder what else is missing. Bill On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:56 AM, Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/17/14, 9:51 PM, Bill Waggoner wrote: >> >> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:51 PM, Bill Waggoner <ctgreybe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Alexander Hansen >>> <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 4/17/14, 7:17 PM, Bill Waggoner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I get the following error and a similar one installing libyaml. It >>>>> looks like something in fink-mirrors is wedged. I do have binary >>>>> distributions configured on this system. On another system (10.8) >>>>> without binaries I do not get this error. >>>>> >>>>> Scanning package description files.......... >>>>> Information about 8168 packages read in 2 seconds. >>>>> The following 4 packages will be installed or updated: >>>>> libwww-pm5162 libyaml libyaml-shlibs vim-nox >>>>> curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.36.4.1' -P - -O >>>>> >>>>> http://distfiles.master.finkmirrors.net/distfiles/libwww-perl-6.06.tar.gz >>>>> % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time >>>>> Time >>>>> Current >>>>> Dload Upload Total Spent >>>>> Left >>>>> Speed >>>>> 100 132k 100 132k 0 0 143k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- >>>>> --:--:-- >>>>> 143k >>>>> curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.36.4.1' -P - -O >>>>> http://distfiles.master.finkmirrors.net/distfiles/vim-7.4.258.tar.bz2 >>>>> % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time >>>>> Time >>>>> Current >>>>> Dload Upload Total Spent >>>>> Left >>>>> Speed >>>>> 100 9369k 100 9369k 0 0 824k 0 0:00:11 0:00:11 >>>>> --:--:-- >>>>> 833k >>>>> Setting runtime build-lock... >>>>> dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1 >>>>> /sw/src/fink.build >>>>> dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1' in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1_2014.04.17-22.06.44_darwin-x86_64.deb'. >>>>> Installing build-lock package... >>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1_2014.04.17-22.06.44_darwin-x86_64.deb >>>>> Selecting previously deselected package >>>>> fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1. >>>>> (Reading database ... 60350 files and directories currently installed.) >>>>> Unpacking fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1 (from >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> .../fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1_2014.04.17-22.06.44_darwin-x86_64.deb) >>>>> ... >>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1_2014.04.17-22.06.44_darwin-x86_64.deb >>>>> (--install): >>>>> trying to overwrite `/._.', which is also in package fink-mirrors >>>>> Errors were encountered while processing: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1_2014.04.17-22.06.44_darwin-x86_64.deb >>>>> ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 >>>>> Can't set build lock for libwww-pm5162 (6.06-1) >>>>> >>>>> If any of the above dpkg error messages mention conflicting packages >>>>> or missing dependencies -- for example, telling you that the >>>>> package fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1 conflicts with something >>>>> else -- fink has probably gotten confused by trying to build >>>>> many packages at once. Try building just this current package >>>>> libwww-pm5162 (i.e, "fink build libwww-pm5162"). When that has >>>>> completed successfully, you could retry whatever you did that led to >>>>> the present error. >>>>> >>>>> Regardless of the cause of the lock failure, don't worry: you have not >>>>> wasted compiling time! Packages that had been completely >>>>> built before this error occurred will not have to be recompiled. >>>>> >>>>> See https://github.com/fink/fink/wiki/Buildlocks for more information. >>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1 >/dev/null >>>>> dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove >>>>> fink-buildlock-libwww-pm5162-6.06-1 which isn't installed. >>>>> Failed: buildlock failure >>>>> >>>>> System is 10.9, fink has been updated >>>>> >>>>> Both /._. and /._sw exist in the root directory. >>>>> >>>>> I'd remove one or both if I knew what they were. They do not exist on >>>>> my other system. >>>>> >>>>> Bill W >>>>> >>>> >>>> This has been associated with funky permissions on a volume. Check out: >>>> >>>> https://sourceforge.net/p/fink/mailman/message/25930229/ >>>> >>>> which references >>>> >>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.beginners/24665 >>>> -- >>>> Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. >>>> Fink User Liaison >>>> My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> >>> It apparently has something to do with fink_mirrors. Here's what I found: >>> >>> `--> sudo find /sw -name '._*' -ls >>> Password: >>> 8060887 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/._lib >>> 8060960 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/._share >>> 8060888 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/lib/._fink >>> 8060889 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/lib/fink/._mirror >>> 8060944 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/lib/fink/._URL >>> 8060961 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/share/._doc >>> 8060962 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/share/doc/._fink >>> 8060966 8 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin >>> 311 Apr 16 23:38 /sw/share/doc/._fink-mirrors >>> >>> As well as: >>> >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 311 Apr 16 23:38 /._. >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 311 Apr 16 23:38 /._sw >>> >>> They don't seem to appear anywhere else. >>> >>> Unfortunately removing them didn't change the error. >>> >>> I did notice that the stock tar DOES create those files when creating >>> a tar file. For example: >>> >>> `--> tar tvf test.tar >>> -rw-r--r-- 0 dad staff 280 Apr 17 23:31 ./._test.txt >>> -rw-r--r-- 0 dad staff 5 Apr 17 23:31 test.txt >>> >>> after testing per the article you referenced. That used the >>> /usr/bin/tar which is a symlink to bsdtar. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> Bill W >> >> >> The only place, other than /sw that I find those files is under >> /Library/DropboxHelperInstaller >> >> I don't know what it means but I see: >> >> `--> ll -A /Library/DropboxHelperTools >> total 1496 >> -r-s--x--x+ 1 root wheel 246 Apr 16 09:25 ._DropboxHelperInstaller >> -r-s--x--x+ 1 root wheel 1523840 Apr 16 09:25 DropboxHelperInstaller >> drwxr-xr-x+ 10 root wheel 340 Apr 16 09:25 Dropbox_u501 >> >> and more under that directory. >> >> `--> sudo file /Library/DropboxHelperTools/._* >> /Library/DropboxHelperTools/._DropboxHelperInstaller: setuid >> AppleDouble encoded Macintosh file >> >> AppleDouble? That's a blast from the past I think. >> >> Bill >> > > It doesn't happen on my machine (where the fink-mirrors tarball was created, > for what it's worth). > > > > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
