This seems to occur fairly often. Try 'fink rebuild gettext'. On 2/21/02 1:49 PM, "Robert Nuzum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to update fink using fink selfupdate-cvs and receive the > following messages:dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin- > powerpc/base/gettext_0.10.40-2_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 26575 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace gettext 0.10.40-2 (using > .../gettext_0.10.40-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > install-info: no entry for file `gettext'. > Unpacking replacement gettext ... > Setting up gettext (0.10.40-2) ... > install-info: read < /sw/share/info/gettext.info: No such file or > directory > dpkg: error processing gettext (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > gettext > ### dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package gettext-0.10.40-2 > > It always fails on gettext. I thought I'd be smart and created the > missing file > /sw/share/info/gettext.info with touch which worked but now I get the > following message:Preparing to replace gettext 0.10.40-2 (using > .../gettext_0.10.40-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > install-info: no entry for file `gettext'. > Unpacking replacement gettext ... > Setting up gettext (0.10.40-2) ... > > No `START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY' and no `This file documents'. > install-info: unable to determine description for `dir' entry - giving up > dpkg: error processing gettext (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > gettext > ### dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package gettext-0.10.40-2 > > Would appreciate some compassionate help. > Thanks,Bob > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University, LDX Collaboration MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
