Fair enough.

Just thought of something.  Did you give Fink Commander an "Update
Table" command after you reset your CVS directories (assuming that it
was running when you did the reset)?

On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 10:13, Stanton Sanderson wrote:
> 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 outdated,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
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> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >> Stan
> > -- 
> > 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
> >
> >
> 
> Stan
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visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Levitated Dipole Experiment
175 Albany Street, NW17-219
Cambridge, MA  02139-4213


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