Okay, status update: Changing the distrbution worked - (10.2 to 10.2-gcc3.3)
Now dselect works (install and all) but fink list and a fresh install of Commander both turn up the old package list of 49. On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:10:00 -0500, Brian Burnham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > deselect seems to be working - in that it now has a long list of > packages. I may not know enough about dselect, but after selecting a > package to install (+) and hit enter, delect says "0 packages > selected, 0 installed". So wither I am doing something wrong, or > dselect isn't downloading or installing. The package I tried was > bundle-kde-ssl. > > I deleted Commander's plist file, but it still shows only the 49 packages. > > On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:39:02 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm...the Fink Commander table has been known to get out of sync with > > > > the internal one for mysterious reasons. But if you run dselect there > > are still only 49 packages? > > > > > > > > On Sep 15, 2004, at 11:08 AM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > > > > Out of laziness, I've been using Fink Commander's "Update Table", > > > though earlier I have run dselect in Fink itself. I have not run fink > > > list from the command line. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:31:57 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> When you say the "package list", do you mean from dselect or from > > >> "fink > > >> list", since the two are somewhat independent? > > >> > > >> On Sep 14, 2004, at 9:44 PM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > >> > > >>> I hate to beat this thing to death but I'm still getting 49 packages. > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> It does look like I am retrieving something from the mirrors... > > >>> > > >>> Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/release/main Packages > > >>> [191kB] > > >>> Get:2 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/release/main Release > > >>> [85B] > > >>> Get:3 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/release/crypto > > >>> Packages > > >>> [16.2kB] > > >>> Get:4 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/release/crypto Release > > >>> [87B] > > >>> Get:5 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/current/main Packages > > >>> [498B] > > >>> Get:6 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/current/main Release > > >>> [93B] > > >>> Get:7 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/current/crypto > > >>> Packages > > >>> [20B] > > >>> Get:8 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc3.3/current/crypto Release > > >>> [95B] > > >>> Fetched 208kB in 3s (55.4kB/s) > > >>> Reading Package Lists... > > >>> Building Dependency Tree... > > >>> > > >>> But nothing new in the package list. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:51:06 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>> Typo on my part: > > >>>> > > >>>> 10.2-gcc3.3 is what you want (no . between gcc and 3.3) > > >>>> > > >>>> Sorry about that. > > >>>> > > >>>> On Sep 14, 2004, at 1:00 PM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> I assume this means I need to replace 10.2 with 10.2-gcc.3.3 in the > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>> sources.list. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Here's what happened after a description update... > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Err http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/release/main Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Ign http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/release/main Release > > >>>>> Err http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/release/crypto > > >>>>> Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Ign http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/release/crypto > > >>>>> Release > > >>>>> Err http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/current/main Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Ign http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/current/main Release > > >>>>> Err http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/current/crypto > > >>>>> Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Ign http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2-gcc.3.3/current/crypto > > >>>>> Release > > >>>>> Failed to fetch > > >>>>> http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/dists/10.2- > > >>>>> gcc.3.3/ > > >>>>> release/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Failed to fetch > > >>>>> http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/dists/10.2- > > >>>>> gcc.3.3/ > > >>>>> release/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Failed to fetch > > >>>>> http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/dists/10.2- > > >>>>> gcc.3.3/ > > >>>>> current/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Failed to fetch > > >>>>> http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/dists/10.2- > > >>>>> gcc.3.3/ > > >>>>> current/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages > > >>>>> 302 Found [IP: 69.9.164.2 80] > > >>>>> Reading Package Lists... > > >>>>> Building Dependency Tree... > > >>>>> E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or > > >>>>> old > > >>>>> ones used instead. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Still at 49... > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:57:15 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > > >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>> Well, I believe that the "10.2" distribution isn't active. Try > > >>>>>> changing it to 10.2-gcc.3.3. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On Sep 14, 2004, at 8:46 AM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Looks like this... > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> # Default APT sources configuration for Fink > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> # Local package trees - packages built from source locally > > >>>>>>> # NOTE: keep this in sync with the Trees: line in > > >>>>>>> /sw/etc/fink.conf > > >>>>>>> # NOTE: run 'fink scanpackages' to create Packages.gz files > > >>>>>>> deb file:/sw/fink local main > > >>>>>>> deb file:/sw/fink stable main crypto > > >>>>>>> #deb file:/sw/fink unstable main crypto > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> # Official binary distribution: download location for packages > > >>>>>>> # from the latest release > > >>>>>>> deb http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download > > >>>>>>> 10.2/release > > >>>>>>> main crypto > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> # Official binary distribution: download location for updated > > >>>>>>> # packages built between releases > > >>>>>>> deb http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download > > >>>>>>> 10.2/current > > >>>>>>> main crypto > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> I also mv'd the symlink and reinstalled on my main drive to the > > >>>>>>> same > > >>>>>>> result. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:29:43 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > > >>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> They're the same thing, really. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> What does your /sw/etc/apt/sources.list have in it? > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> On Sep 13, 2004, at 9:50 PM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> Yep... > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> Reading Package Lists... > > >>>>>>>>> Building Dependency Tree... > > >>>>>>>>> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not > > >>>>>>>>> upgraded. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> I have also done a binary update and upgrade. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:55:20 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > > >>>>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> Did you do a dist-upgrade, too? > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> On Sep 13, 2004, at 8:23 PM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I did, still 49 packages... > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main Packages > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main Release > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/crypto Packages > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/crypto Release > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/main Packages > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/main Release > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/crypto Packages > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/crypto Release > > >>>>>>>>>>> Reading Package Lists... > > >>>>>>>>>>> Building Dependency Tree... > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:39:51 -0400, Alexander K. Hansen > > >>>>>>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 13, 2004, at 2:59 PM, Brian Burnham wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope I have done my homework here. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I am using the most recent releases of Fink for 10.2 and > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Fink > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Commander. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I deleted a previous (working) install to reinstall a clean > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> version > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> on > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> a firewire disk. The disk where I installed Fink also has > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 10.2.0 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> while > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> my booted drive is running 10.2.8 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> The installer created the symlink sw, which links to sw on > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> root > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> of > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the Firewire drive. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> When I load a package list (either in Fink Commander or > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Fink's > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> command > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> line) I get 49 packages, which include the Fink components > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> virtual > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> packages - but no installable packages listed. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> My thoughts are that I might need to update the OS on the > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Firewire > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> disk to 10.2.8. I have reinstalled Fink and Fink Commander > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> even > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> booted to the Firewire disk and tried running Fink, still > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> same > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 49 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> packages. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Appreciate the help > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Did you try updating your package descriptions? > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> -- > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Alexander K. Hansen > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Fink Documentarian > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Day Job: Levitated Dipole Experiment > > >>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. 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