There are two separate problems here. The problem with selfupdate-cvs is covered in the FAQ:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#cvs-busy For the "missing final newline" error, try rebuilding libpng3. On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 00:52, Marc Boxerman wrote: > I can no longer successfully run fink selfupdate-cvs. When I do, I get > the following error messages (clipped for brevity's sake): > > cvs server: Updating 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-system > cvs server: Updating 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/afterstep-1.8.11-1.info; it is in > the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/afterstep-1.8.11-1.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-0.65.0-1.info; it is in the > way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-0.65.0-1.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-0.65.0-1.patch; it is in > the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-0.65.0-1.patch > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-rootless-0.65.0-1.info; it > is in the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-rootless-0.65.0-1.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-rootless-0.65.0-1.patch; it > is in the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-rootless-0.65.0-1.patch > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-taskbar-0.62.1-11.info; it > is in the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-taskbar-0.62.1-11.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-taskbar-0.62.1-11.patch; it > is in the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/blackbox-taskbar-0.62.1-11.patch > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/enlightenment-0.16.5-8.info; it is > in the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/enlightenment-0.16.5-8.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/enlightenment-0.16.5-8.patch; it is > in the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/enlightenment-0.16.5-8.patch > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/fluxbox-0.1.10-2.info; it is in the > way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/fluxbox-0.1.10-2.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/fluxbox-0.1.10-2.patch; it is in the > way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/fluxbox-0.1.10-2.patch > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/fvwm-1.24r-6.info; it is in the way > . > . > . > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/xfce-3.8.18-2.info > cvs update: move away > 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/xfce-taskbar-3.8.18-1.info; it is in > the way > C 10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/x11-wm/xfce-taskbar-3.8.18-1.info > ### execution of su failed, exit code 1 > Failed: Updating using CVS failed. Check the error messages above. > > Additionally, running fink list system-xfree86 informs me that a newer > vision is available. However, when I execute fink update > system-xfree86, I get the following error message: > > The following package will be installed or updated: > system-xfree86 > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system- > xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system- > xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): > files list file for package `libpng3' is missing final newline > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system- > xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb > Processing was halted because there were too many errors. > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package system-xfree86-4.2-5 > > Any idea what happened to my install? FWIW, these errors began to > occur when I deleted /etc/X11 & /usr/X11R6 and did a fresh install of > Apple's X11 0.2. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Marc > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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
