Actually, what "fink list" is saying is that version 1.10.9-2 is available to you.
Try "sudo apt-get upgrade" On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 09:53, Vic Norton wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > The line > ~% dpkg --version > says that I have "Debian GNU/Linux `dpkg' package management program > version 1.9.20 (darwin-powerpc)' installed. > > Fink says that I have version 1.10.9-2 installed, but a new version > is available. That is to say 'dpkg' is preceded by (i) in a fink > listing. Exactly three packages are preceded by (i), all 'dpkg' > related: > > (i) apt 0.5.4-8 Advanced front-end for dpkg > (i) apt-shlibs 0.5.4-8 Advanced front-end for dpkg > (i) dpkg 1.10.9-2 The Debian package manager > > Regards, > > Vic > > At 9:22 AM -0500 1/30/03, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >What version of dpkg do you have right now (from "dpkg --version")? > > > >On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 08:55, Vic Norton wrote: > >> Curiously, the lines > >> ~% sudo apt-get update > >> ~% sudo apt-get install dpkg > >> seem to indicate everything is OK: > >> Reading Package Lists... Done > >> Building Dependency Tree... Done > >> Sorry, dpkg is already the newest version. > >> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> > >> Be that as it may, the lines > >> ~% fink install dpkg > >> ~% fink selfupdate-cvs > >> ~% fink update-all > >> each produce the same final output: > >> can't find curses file > >> make[2]: *** [curkeys.h] Error 1 > >> make[1]: *** [all-dselect] Error 2 > >> make: *** [all-recursive] Error 2 > >> ### execution of failed, exit code 2 > >> Failed: compiling dpkg-1.10.9-2 failed > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Vic > >> > >> At 5:55 PM -0500 1/29/03, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> >Umm...dpkg is what fink actually uses to install/remove files. > >> > > >> >Since it's a core file, it should get updated when you use "fink > >> >selfupdate-cvs" > >> > > >> >On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 17:39, Vic Norton wrote: > >> >> I've never used Debian that I know of, but I see that my "dpkg" is > >> >>out of date: > >> >> (i) dpkg 1.10.9-2 The Debian package manager > >> >> Still, when I try to update it with > >> >> fink install dpkg > >> >> my terminal churns through a lot of stuff and finally prints out > >> >> can't find curses file > >> >> make[2]: *** [curkeys.h] Error 1 > >> >> make[1]: *** [all-dselect] Error 2 > >> >> make: *** [all-recursive] Error 2 > >> >> ### execution of failed, exit code 2 > >> >> Failed: compiling dpkg-1.10.9-2 failed > >> >> > >> >> Anyone have any idea what the problem is? > >> >> > >> >> Regards, > >> >> > >> >> Vic > >> >> > >> > > > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > >> >> SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > >> >> http://www.vasoftware.com > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Fink-beginners mailing list > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > >> >-- > >> >Alexander K. Hansen > >> >Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University > >> >visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center > >> >Levitated Dipole Experiment > >> >175 Albany Street, NW17-219 > >> >Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > >> SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > >> http://www.vasoftware.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Fink-beginners mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > >-- > >Alexander K. Hansen > >Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University > >visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center > >Levitated Dipole Experiment > >175 Albany Street, NW17-219 > >Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > http://www.vasoftware.com > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
