Try this:
sudo find /sw/fink -type d -name 'CVS' -exec rm -rf {} \;
fink selfupdate-cvs
On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 07:11, Grant Jacobs wrote:
<snip>
> U 10.2/.cvsignore
> cvs update: in directory 10.2/stable:
> cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory
> cvs server: Updating 10.2/stable
> cvs update: cannot write 10.2/stable/.cvsignore: Permission denied
> cvs update: in directory 10.2/stable/crypto:
> cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory
> cvs server: Updating 10.2/stable/crypto
> cvs update: cannot write 10.2/stable/crypto/.cvsignore: Permission denied
> cvs [update aborted]: cannot make directory
> 10.2/stable/crypto/finkinfo: No such file or directory
> ### execution of su failed, exit code 1
> Failed: Updating using CVS failed. Check the error messages above.
>
>
> This happens regardless of whether I am root or gjacobs (my user).
> I've tried manually creating this directory, only to get further
> silliness. I think I need a 'fink fix-permissions' :-) Seriously, er,
> advice? Can it and start over?
>
> Perhaps a future version of fink might acquire enough smarts to know
> when it can't do a self update and inform the user that they ought to
> do a manual update, ideally with a reference to where the
> instructions are? Most users after all will just type fink selfupdate
> and expect something sensible to happen. All this would require is
> for fink to first download a small file with OS versions and the
> associated details before embarking on anything else - ?
>
> While I think about it, testing for an environment variable
> indicating that /sw/bin/init has been run and warning users if it
> hasn't would also help (I do exactly this for some software I write
> for a local academic; it also checks the right shell is being used,
> etc.)
>
> Finally! - to start over, I presume you just can the contents of /sw
> and begin again...? (I know this is an FAQ, but I can't get pages of
> sourceforge at present.)
>
> Grant
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