[Fink-beginners] "fink scanpackages" doesn't create missing files

[Henrik Tidefelt]

I am trying to get Fink (using Fink Commander) running, but I encounter the same symptoms as Erik Tollefrud had (see [Fink-beginners] Apt-get problems, posted 15 Aug 2002). I have followed the installation instructions as minutely as I could, and I have had my _whole_ system reinstalled without getting around this problem. I am running Mac OS X 10.3, and have the latest stable Fink installation.

Anyway, the proposed solution, namely
fink scanpackages
doesn't help. Here is what happens:

======================
[dhcppc1:lib/apt/lists] tidde% fink scanpackages
sudo /sw/bin/fink scanpackages
Password:
Information about 755 packages read in 1 seconds.

dpkg-scanpackages dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
dpkg-scanpackages dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
dpkg-scanpackages dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
dpkg-scanpackages dists/local/bootstrap/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/local/bootstrap/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
[dhcppc1:lib/apt/lists] tidde% cd /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/
[dhcppc1:lib/apt/lists] tidde% ls
partial
======================

Having done this, I try to install the binary Enlightenment package. This is the output I get (not very surprising given the result above):

===========================
Reading Package Lists...W: Couldn't stat source package list file: local/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_local_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: stable/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_stable_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: stable/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/_sw_fink_dists_stable_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net release/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_release_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net release/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_release_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net current/main Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_current_main_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.dl.sourceforge.net current/crypto Packages (/sw/var/lib/apt/lists/us.dl.sourceforge.net_fink_direct%5fdownload_dists_current_crypto_binary-darwin-powerpc_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Couldn't find package enlightenment
===========================

I really need help on this!

Thanks,

Henrik Tidefelt



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