Re: [Fink-users] error updating from cvs, things in the way...

2002-06-24 Thread Joseph Slater
Comparing to my other install, the machine with the problems is missing the CVS and local directories in /sw/fink/dists. Is there any way to get them back? Joe On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 12:39 PM, Chris Devers wrote: > Koen van der Drift wrote: > >> Wouldn't it be much easier to move all info

Re: [Fink-users] error updating from cvs, things in the way...

2002-06-24 Thread Joseph Slater
The number of problem files is extensive. I'd be surprised if it isn't every single one. You really don't want the complete list! I've been pondering blowing away the whole sw directory and reinstalling fink. That give you an idea of the number of files... and every time I delete them, then up

Re: [Fink-users] error updating from cvs, things in the way...

2002-06-24 Thread Joseph Slater
I've been doing an rm -r /sw/fink/dists each time I don an update, and the problem just keeps returning anyway. Being the most drastic of the recommended solutions, is there something else that could be causing this problem to re-create itself? On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 01:20 PM, Jean-Franço

[Fink-users] error updating from cvs, things in the way...

2002-06-24 Thread Joseph Slater
When ever I do a fink selfupdate, I get the following error: cvs update: move away dists/stable/main/finkinfo/gnome/mc-4.5.54-3.info; it is in the way C dists/stable/main/finkinfo/gnome/mc-4.5.54-3.info Along with a few (hundred or so?) others that look the same. The only way for me to do an