The contents of my fink.conf file:

Fink configuration, initially created by bootstrap.pl
Mirror-gimp: ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub
KeepBuildDir: false
Mirror-kde: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/
DownloadMethod: curl
Trees: unstable/main unstable/crypto local/main stable/main stable/crypto local
Mirror-gnome: ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/
Distribution: 10.2
Mirror-gnu: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu
RootMethod: sudo
Basepath: /sw
MirrorContinent: nam
KeepRootDir: false
Mirror-cpan: ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
ProxyPassiveFTP: true
Mirror-debian: ftp.debian.org
Mirror-ctan: ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/
Mirror-sourceforge: http://west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/
MirrorCountry: nam-us
Verbose: 3

On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 09:04 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote:

On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 09:51, Stanton Sanderson wrote:
Alexander-

Thanks again for the response and suggestions.

I have tried (many times) fink index. The last attempt was to use the
instructions from Fink's FAQs for resetting the CVS directories:

sudo find /sw/fink -type d -name 'CVS' -exec rm -rf {} \;

followed by a fink selfupdate-cvs. gnome-core-2.0.3-3 now appears in my
fink list. Curiously, Fink Commander reports my gnome-core is outdated,
but the unstable version it reports is 1.4.1-3, not 2.03-3.

That's not surprising.  I'd imagine that Fink Commander gets its
"stable" and "unstable" versions by checking those trees only, without
checking local.

I had previously moved the copy of bundle-gnome-2.0.3-2 from the
unstable tree to local. That was the only way it would show up in fink
list.

This almost sounds like you don't have the unstable tree enabled.
Double-check /sw/etc/fink.conf -- it's possible that it got reset by
FinkCommander.

I am concerned that these anomalies in the list indicate problems which
would affect installation of Gnome 2 if attempted.

On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 07:29 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote:

Have you tried a "fink index"? That seems to do the trick fairly often
in these cases.

On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 16:42, Stanton Sanderson wrote:
O.k., I'm stuck. I've looked at the faqs, etc. and I'm still confused.

Problem: bundle-gnome version 2 does not appear in my package
database (fink list). I do have the unstable paths specified in my
fink
configuration. Moreover, if I do a find, bundle-gnome-2.0.3-2.info
shows up where it's supposed to. If I move the
/sw/fink/10.2/unstable/main/finkinfo/gnome folder out of the way, a
new
gnome folder with bundle-gnome-2.0.3-2.info is created when I
selfupdate-cvs.

Background: I did a selfupdate-cvs a couple of days ago, followed by
update-all. I didn't realize gnome-bundle-2 had been added and my
gnome
installation became unusable. Because I depend on gnumeric, the quick
and dirty solution was to replace my /sw directory with a
three-day-old
backup. Gnome (old gnome) runs fine, but the problem described above
is
troubling.

I (to a fault) regularly do the selfupdate-cvs/update-all routine.

I'd be grateful for any suggestions which would result in repairing
the
(apparently) damaged package database.

Thanks-

Stan Sanderson
Physics Teacher (Retired) but now reactivated!
Network Consultant
Apple Service Technician since 1983
Dundee-Crown High School/CUSD#300
Carpentersville, IL



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