Okay, I narrowed down my problem as follows: I made sure I had the latest JDK from Oracle (installed without a hitch) and then did piecewise updates until the only ones left (according to update-all) were various octave packages and system-java16-dev. None of the octave stuff would build without system-java16-dev, but there were a mix of octave364 and octave382 packages, so I figured a "clean slate" might help, so I carefully removed all octave packages (real and virtual). Then I tried reinstalling octave:
root@airmac:~# fink install octave Information about 10254 packages read in 1 seconds. The following package will be installed or updated: octave The following 3 additional packages will be installed: fink-octave-scripts octave382 system-java16-dev Default answer will be chosen in 60 seconds... Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Reading buildlock packages... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/sci/fink-octave-scripts_0.3.2.1-1_darwin-x86_64.deb Selecting previously deselected package fink-octave-scripts. (Reading database ... 308465 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking fink-octave-scripts (from .../fink-octave-scripts_0.3.2.1-1_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... Setting up fink-octave-scripts (0.3.2.1-1) ... We replaced any previously installed oct-cc and oct-cxx compiler wrappers. Be sure to update any octave3XY*-dev packages to their newest version. Setting runtime build-lock... dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1 /sw/src/fink.build dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1' in `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1_2014.11.18-08.39.07_darwin-x86_64.deb'. Installing build-lock package... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1_2014.11.18-08.39.07_darwin-x86_64.deb Selecting previously deselected package fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1. (Reading database ... 308486 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1 (from .../fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1_2014.11.18-08.39.07_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... Setting up fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1 (2014.11.18-08.39.07) ... sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.gGwTm shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied /tmp/fink.27Ixn shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied +---------- | | Attention! | | Package system-java16-dev is an autogenerated virtual package. | | You cannot manipulate this type of package using the usual Fink tools. | A detailed description of this package follows... | | This package represents the development headers for | Java 1.6.0. If this package shows as not being installed, | you must download the Java SDK from Apple at: | | http://connect.apple.com/ | | (free registration required) | | or the Java JDK from Oracle at: | | http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html | | Web site: http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-general.php#virtpackage | +---------- ### execution of /tmp/fink.27Ixn failed, exit code 1 ### execution of /tmp/fink.gGwTm failed, exit code 1 Removing runtime build-lock... Removing build-lock package... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1 (Reading database ... 308487 files and directories currently installed.) Removing fink-buildlock-system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1 ... Failed: phase compiling: system-java16-dev-1.6.0-1 failed Before reporting any errors, please run "fink selfupdate" and try again. (I did. It had no effect.) Looks like I have to do without octave for now. Hopefully not forever? Does octave382 really require java16 (which I presume means java 6)? Would java 8 (java18) do? Can I fool it into accepting the latest java? Can I have multiple versions of java on my system? (Sounds very dangerous!) Sorry for all the dumb questions. Cheers -- Jess ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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
