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
> 
> 
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