Good news: you are absolutiely right, everything is built, and you just have to do some tweaking to get orbit installed.
You can try uninstalling orbit by force using dpkg --remove --force-depends orbit then install orbit-bin On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Gary Tate wrote: > Can anyone help me with the following error: > > -------------------------- > dpkg: regarding .../orbit-bin_0.5.17-3_darwin-powerpc.deb containing > orbit-bin: > orbit conflicts with orbit-bin > orbit-bin (version 0.5.17-3) is to be installed. > dpkg: error processing > >/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/orbit-bin_0.5.17-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > (--install): > conflicting packages - not installing orbit-bin > Errors were encountered while processing: > > >/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/gnome/orbit-bin_0.5.17-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package orbit-bin-0.5.17-3 > -------------------------- > > I have just left the MAC running and update-all (First since switching > on compille from source) and after about 6 hours hit the above error. > > I am assuming that the succesfully compiled packages will remain intact > and the next update-all will only attempt to continue once the above > conflict is resolved (someone tell me this is correct :) > > gary > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. > The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. > Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. > www.slickedit.com/sourceforge > _______________________________________________ > 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: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
