> On Sep 22, 2016, at 22:22, James Coyle <jamescoy...@mac.com> wrote: > > When trying to selfupdate, I received an instruction to reinstall Fink, but > that failed. Here’s the output. I’d appreciate instructions in how to proceed: > > Thank you! > > Last login: Wed Sep 21 20:18:07 on console > James-Coyle-iMac:~ jimcoyle$ fink selfupdate > Password: > Use 'fink reinstall fink' to switch distributions > from 10.11 to 10.12. > 'selfupdate' operation not permitted. > James-Coyle-iMac:~ jimcoyle$ fink reinstall fink > Use 'fink reinstall fink' to switch distributions > from 10.11 to 10.12. > Information about 9830 packages read in 39 seconds. > WARNING: your info file index has not been updated for 16 days. You should run > 'fink selfupdate' to get the latest package descriptions. > The following package will be reinstalled: > fink > Reading buildlock packages... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/fink_0.39.5-101_darwin-x86_64.deb > (Reading database ... 19103 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace fink 0.39.5-101 (using > .../fink_0.39.5-101_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement fink ... > Setting up fink (0.39.5-101) ... > Checking system... i386-apple-darwin16.0.0 > Use of uninitialized value $gcc in regexp compilation at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1364. > Use of uninitialized value $gcc in concatenation (.) or string at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Bootstrap.pm line 164. > This system was not released at the time this Fink release was made. > Prerelease versions of Mac OS X might work with Fink, but there are no > guarantees. > Use of uninitialized value $distroot in string eq at > /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl line 164. > Use of uninitialized value $distroot in concatenation (.) or string at > /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl line 196. > ln -s /sw/fink/10.12 > Use of uninitialized value $distroot in concatenation (.) or string at > /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl line 203. > ln -s 10.12 /sw/fink/dists > Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetree in concatenation (.) or string at > /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl line 236. > /bin/mkdir -p /sw/fink/dists/local/injected/finkinfo/update-packages > mkdir: /sw/fink/dists/local/injected/finkinfo/update-packages: Not a directory > ### execution of /bin/mkdir failed, exit code 1 > ERROR: couldn't create directory > /sw/fink/dists/local/injected/finkinfo/update-packages > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing fink (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > fink > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package fink-0.39.5-101 > James-Coyle-iMac:~ jimcoyle$ fink cleanup --deb > Scanning package description files > Failed: not a reference at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1903. > James-Coyle-iMac:~ jimcoyle$ fink reinstall fink > Scanning package description files > not a reference at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1903. > James-Coyle-iMac:~ jimcoyle$ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net > List archive: > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners > Subscription management: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
You didn’t mention the essential point, which is that you updated to Sierra before installing a fink which actually supports it—that’s why it broke. The reverse operation is what you’d want: selfupdate to a fink that supports Sierra, update the OS, and use “fink reinstall fink” to point fink at the proper distribution. There’s a quick fix, fortunately. Manually download http://bindist.finkproject.org/10.12/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/fink_0.41.0-111_darwin-x86_64.deb, which is the initial fink release for Sierra, and use “sudo dpkg -i /path/to/fink_0.41.0-111_darwin-x86_64.deb” (replacing /path/to with the actual location) to install it. The install process should reset the distribution for you. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
