Hi! This has GOT to be user error, right? How was I supposed to have done this? thanks, robert
[Users-Computer:~] user% fink install system-perl580 sudo /sw/bin/fink install system-perl580 Information about 1273 packages read in 5 seconds. The following package will be installed or updated: system-perl580 rm -rf /sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1 mkdir -p /sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw mkdir -p /sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/DEBIAN mkdir -p /sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw/share/doc/system-perl580 echo "system-perl580 is a bundle package that doesn't install any files of its own." >/sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw/share/doc/system-perl580/README rm -f /sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw/info/dir /sw/src/ root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw/info/dir.old /sw/src/ root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw/share/info/dir /sw/src/ root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1/sw/share/info/dir.old Writing control file... Finding prebound objects... Writing dependencies... Writing package script preinst... dpkg-deb -b root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1 /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/ binary-darwin-powerpc/languages dpkg-deb: building package `system-perl580' in `/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/ binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/system-perl580_5.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb'. ln -sf /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/ system-perl580_5.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb /sw/fink/debs/ rm -rf /sw/src/root-system-perl580-5.8.0-1 dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/ system-perl580_5.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb Selecting previously deselected package system-perl580. (Reading database ... 80231 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking system-perl580 (from .../ system-perl580_5.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/ languages/system-perl580_5.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/languages/ system-perl580_5.8.0-1_darwin-powerpc.deb ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't install package system-perl580-5.8.0-1 [Users-Computer:~] user% ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
