I'll throw this back to the list: I'm stumped for right now. On Sun, 23 Mar 2003, Chris Beamis wrote:
> > I did fink rebuild ghostscript6 which did not generate any complaints. > and then tried fink update-all which gave the same complaint as > previously. > > Then I tried "sudo dpkg -r --force-depends ghostscript6" > which seemed to remove it without complaints > but then did: > > > >fink install ghostscript6 > sudo /sw/bin/fink install ghostscript6 > Information about 1127 packages read in 4 seconds. > > The following package will be installed or updated: > ghostscript6 > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/ > ghostscript6_6.01-4_darwin-powerpc.deb > Selecting previously deselected package ghostscript6. > (Reading database ... 75593 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking ghostscript6 (from > .../ghostscript6_6.01-4_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Setting up ghostscript6 (6.01-4) ... > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ >fink update-all > sudo /sw/bin/fink update-all > Information about 1127 packages read in 5 seconds. > > Failed: Internal error: node for ghostscript6 already exists > > > On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 07:05 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > This error has been reported a few times recently--nothing should be > > wrecked. > > > > Try doing a rebuild of ghostscript6, then if that doesn't work, you may > > be able to remove it with "sudo dpkg -r --force-depends ghostscript6" > > (or > > Fink Commander's Source->Force Remove if you're using FC). This turns > > all > > the dependency errors into warnings, and lets you remove the package. > > Then install it again. > > > > On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Chris Beamis wrote: > > > >> I tried reinstall which did not complain, but still get the same > >> problem > >> when updating all. > >> I didn't just ruin my fink installation did I? > >> > >> By the way, if its important, I did a fink selfupdate prior to the > >> fink update-all attempt. > >> > >> > >>> fink reinstall ghostscript6 > >> sudo /sw/bin/fink reinstall ghostscript6 > >> Password: > >> Information about 1127 packages read in 7 seconds. > >> > >> The following package will be reinstalled: > >> ghostscript6 > >> dpkg -i > >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/ > >> ghostscript6_6.01-4_darwin-powerpc.deb > >> Selecting previously deselected package ghostscript6. > >> (Reading database ... 75863 files and directories currently > >> installed.) > >> Preparing to replace ghostscript6 6.01-4 (using > >> .../ghostscript6_6.01-4_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > >> Unpacking replacement ghostscript6 ... > >> Setting up ghostscript6 (6.01-4) ... > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ >fink update-all > >> sudo /sw/bin/fink update-all > >> Information about 1127 packages read in 4 seconds. > >> > >> Failed: Internal error: node for ghostscript6 already exists > >> > >> > >> > >> On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 02:52 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> > >>> You may be able to fix this. > >>> > >>> Try reinstalling (fink reinstall) ghostscript6. > >>> > >>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Chris Beamis wrote: > >>> > >>>> I was in the middle of a long update-all session when I had to > >>>> answer > >>>> give-up > >>>> to one of the questions because someone else needed to use the > >>>> machine. > >>>> > >>>> I came back to it this morning to finish the update all, but now I > >>>> get: > >>>> > >>>> ~ >fink update-all > >>>> sudo /sw/bin/fink update-all > >>>> Information about 1127 packages read in 2 seconds. > >>>> > >>>> Failed: Internal error: node for ghostscript6 already exists > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I tried removing ghostscript6 but that wasn't possible due to a huge > >>>> tangled nest of complexities. 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