Hmm. that was the best easy attempt at a solution I could find in archives the for the "missing final newline" error.
You may not need to wipe everything. Post the results of the following command to the list: cat /sw/var/lib/dpkg/info/libpng.list On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 11:25, Marc Boxerman wrote: > Thanks, Alexander. I successfully rebuilt libpng3, but when I still > can't update system-xfree86. Here's what happens: > > [santorini:~] marc% fink update system-xfree86 > sudo /sw/bin/fink update system-xfree86 > Information about 2052 packages read in 1 seconds. > > 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 > > I don't know what I did to break fink so badly. As I said, I deleted > my existed X11 installation and reinstalled, but that shouldn't touch > /sw. Something must have happend during that installation, however, > because I've noticed other system problems. For example, iChat > uninstalled itself from my menu bar. iChat treated my first launch as > if I had never installed it before. Strange. > > I am contemplating deleting /sw, /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11 and starting > over. Lest you think that is too extreme an action to take too soon, > do you have any other ideas? I'm perplexed. > > Marc > > On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 07:41 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > 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 -- Alexander K. 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