According to my records you were indeed sent a reply: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners/22962
Rather than duplicate that, I'll just ask: have you tried the instructions there? [email protected] wrote: > Hello, is anyone able to help me? > > with warm regards > Ronald Cross > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 12:22:13 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [Fink-beginners] I am trying to update fink and getting the > following errors > > Hi all, this is my first post so please be nice to me. My system is a > G4 1GHZ PPC OS-X using Tiger. I have also tried using fink-cvs and > that didn't work either. What do I need to do to get this to work? I > have ran fink selfupdate numerous times without success. > > > I apologize, I am not able to get the version using fink -V because I > get the following output: > > > 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: 0.28.5 > > Distribution version: selfupdate-, 10.4-transitional, powerpc > > > > with warm regards > > Ronald Cross > > > > rsync -az -q rsync://master.us.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo//TIMESTAMP > /sw/fink/TIMESTAMP.tmp > > I will now run the rsync command to retrieve the latest package > descriptions. > > > rsync -rtz --delete-after --delete -q --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/stable/' --include='10.4/stable/main/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/**/*' --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/stable/' --include='10.4/stable/crypto/' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/stable/crypto/finkinfo/**/*' --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/unstable/' --include='10.4/unstable/main/' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/**/*' --include='10.4/' > --include='10.4/unstable/' --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/*/' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/*' > --include='10.4/unstable/crypto/finkinfo/**/*' --include='VERSION' > --include='DISTRIBUTION' --include='README' --exclude='**' > 'rsync://master.us.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo' '/sw/fink/' > > WARNING: Not saving timestamp of selfupdate because could not write > > /sw/fink/10.4-transitional/VERSION.selfupdate.tmp: No such file or > directory > > WARNING: could not read /sw/fink/10.4-transitional/VERSION: No such > file or > > directory > > WARNING: unable to determine last selfupdate time. You should run 'fink > > selfupdate' to get the latest package descriptions. > > The following package will be installed or updated: > > fink > > Setting runtime build-lock... > > dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1 > /sw/src/fink.build > > dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1' in > `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1_2009.05.05-23.32.17_darwin-powerpc.deb'. > > Installing build-lock package... > > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1_2009.05.05-23.32.17_darwin-powerpc.deb > > Selecting previously deselected package fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1. > > (Reading database ... 16532 files and directories currently installed.) > > Unpacking fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1 (from > .../fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1_2009.05.05-23.32.17_darwin-powerpc.deb) > ... > > Setting up fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1 (2009.05.05-23.32.17) ... > > gzip -dc /sw/src/fink-0.19.2.tar.gz | /sw/bin/tar -xf - > --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions > > Use of uninitialized value in list assignment at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/PkgVersion.pm line 4963. > > Use of uninitialized value in list assignment at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/PkgVersion.pm line 4963. > > Use of uninitialized value in list assignment at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/PkgVersion.pm line 4963. > > Use of uninitialized value in list assignment at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/PkgVersion.pm line 4963. > > make test > > Creating fink... > > Creating fink-virtual-pkgs... > > Creating pathsetup.sh... > > Creating FinkVersion.pm... > > Creating man page... > > Creating shlibs default file... > > Creating postinstall script... > > > This first test is designed to die, so please ignore the error > > message on the next line. > > # Looks like your test died before it could output anything. > > ./00compile.........FAILED tests 1-51 > > Failed 51/51 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Base/initialize...ok > > ./Base/param........FAILED tests 1-15 > > Failed 15/15 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Base/param_boolean.FAILED tests 1-100 > > Failed 100/100 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Command/cat.......FAILED tests 1-4 > > Failed 4/4 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Command/chowname..FAILED tests 1-9 > > Failed 9/9 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Command/commands..FAILED tests 1-16 > > Failed 16/16 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Command/exports...FAILED tests 1-2 > > Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Command/failure...FAILED tests 1-49 > > Failed 49/49 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Command/touch.....FAILED tests 1-10 > > Failed 10/10 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Config/exports....FAILED tests 1-8 > > Failed 8/8 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Config/failure....FAILED tests 1-3 > > Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Config/load_save..FAILED tests 1-163 > > Failed 163/163 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Config/options....FAILED tests 1-3 > > Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Config/param......FAILED tests 1-7 > > Failed 7/7 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Config/verbosity_level.FAILED tests 1-7 > > Failed 7/7 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./FinkVersion/exports.FAILED tests 1-3 > > Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./FinkVersion/version.FAILED tests 1-9 > > Failed 9/9 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Mirror/exports....FAILED tests 1-2 > > Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./PkgVersion/get_perl.FAILED tests 1-16 > > Failed 16/16 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./PkgVersion/get_ruby.FAILED tests 1-11 > > Failed 11/11 tests, 0.00% okay > > ./Services/expand_percent.FAILED tests 1-14 > > Failed 14/14 tests, 0.00% okay > > Failed Test Status Wstat Total Fail Failed List of failed > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ./00compile.t 51 51 100.00% 1-51 > > ./Base/param.t 15 15 100.00% 1-15 > > ./Base/param_bo 100 100 100.00% 1-100 > > ./Command/cat.t 4 4 100.00% 1-4 > > ./Command/chown 9 9 100.00% 1-9 > > ./Command/comma 16 16 100.00% 1-16 > > ./Command/expor 2 2 100.00% 1-2 > > ./Command/failu 49 49 100.00% 1-49 > > ./Command/touch 10 10 100.00% 1-10 > > ./Config/export 8 8 100.00% 1-8 > > ./Config/failur 3 3 100.00% 1-3 > > ./Config/load_s 163 163 100.00% 1-163 > > ./Config/option 3 3 100.00% 1-3 > > ./Config/param. 7 7 100.00% 1-7 > > ./Config/verbos 7 7 100.00% 1-7 > > ./FinkVersion/e 3 3 100.00% 1-3 > > ./FinkVersion/v 9 9 100.00% 1-9 > > ./Mirror/export 2 2 100.00% 1-2 > > ./PkgVersion/ge 16 16 100.00% 1-16 > > ./PkgVersion/ge 11 11 100.00% 1-11 > > ./Services/expa 14 14 100.00% 1-14 > > Failed 21/22 test scripts, 4.55% okay. 502/507 subtests failed, 0.99% > okay. > > make: *** [test] Error 1 > > ### execution of make failed, exit code 2 > > Removing runtime build-lock... > > Removing build-lock package... > > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1 > > (Reading database ... 16533 files and directories currently installed.) > > Removing fink-buildlock-fink-0.19.2-1 ... > > Failed: phase compiling: fink-0.19.2-1 failed > > > > -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! 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