Let's verify whether that's the case: temporarily clear all the .info files from your local tree, do a "fink index", and then "fink list gnome-core".
On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 10:38, Stanton Sanderson wrote: > Yes, and I just did it again. It still reports the older version > (unstable) of gnome-core. > > fink list gnome-core reports > > (i) gnome-core 2.0.3-3 GNOME convenience package > i gnome-core-dev 1.4.1-3 Common files for Gnome core apps > i gnome-core-shli 1.4.1-3 Common files for Gnome core apps > > (is 2.0.3-3 the one in my local tree?) > > Fink Commander reports only the binary and stable bundle-gnomes 1.4-13) > but fink list bundle shows: > > bundle-gnome 2.0.3-2 GNOME convenience package > bundle-kde 3.1-11 KDE convenience package: KDE 3.1 > bundle-kde-i18n 3.1-1 KDE convenience package: all > language files > bundle-kde-ssl 3.1-11 KDE convenience package: KDE 3.1 > (SSL sup... > bundle-koffice- 1.2.1-1 KOffice convenience package: all > language... > bundle-tetex 20010808-7 (Obsolete) Installs a complete TeX > system... > docbook-bundle 4.1.2-3 DocBook convenience package > > > > On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 09:21 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > 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 > >>>>>> Apple Service Technician since 1983 > >>>>>> Dundee-Crown High School/CUSD#300 > >>>>>> Carpentersville, IL > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>> This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte > >>>>>> are you planning your Web Server Security? 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