The "bill of materials" is a file that holds the list of what's in the package (.pkg) file.
This message came up before, and I didn't see an answer posted. The first thing that I'd try is to check in /Library/Receipts and look for the fink package remnant, e.g. /Library/Receipts/Fink\ 0.5.2\ Installer.pkg . Delete (or rename) it and try again. On 6/6/03 2:50 PM, "Alex Kasman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, maybe I shouldn't have done this, but since I was having trouble > getting fink to work right (I'll describe those problems in a separate > e-mail if I ever get it installed again) I deleted the whole /sw > directory and downloaded the new installer. > > So, now I have no /sw directory and Fink 0.5.2 Installer.pkg on my > desktop. I thought I'd run it and it would give me a new version of > fink! But, insteady it just gives the error message "missing or old > bill of materials" and quits! > > What should I do? What is a "bill of materials"? Is this a bug in > the installer or is it a consequence of the fact that I previously had > fink on my computer and tried deleting it (at the advice of an > "expert")? > > HELP! > > -ak > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best > thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features > you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. > _______________________________________________ > 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: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
