On 5/13/06 8:12 AM, "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/12/06, Terry Younkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 5/12/06 6:25 PM, "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> On 5/12/06, Terry Younkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hello List - >>>> >>>> I have learned much from subscribing to this list, reading all the >>>> solutions >>>> to the various problems. Also, the Fink FAQ is of a great help. Until now >>>> I have never posted, but I am stuck with an install failure that I cannot >>>> seem to find the solution to. >>>> >>>> I'm using OS X 10.4.6 on a G4 PowerBook, and using Fink Commander. I >>>> believe everything is up to date. I've run selfupdate-rsync and update-all >>>> many times. It will probably be obvious to those reading this, but I'm not >>>> sure exactly what is failing. Even though I've been using X11 for several >>>> years, I consider myself a beginner. Having said that, my suspicion is >>>> that >>>> I have a problem with two installs of texi2html, one newer than the one >>>> recognized by Fink, but that's only a guess. >>>> >>> >>> Well, let's confirm your guess then. >>> >>> If you run "which texi2html" at a terminal window, what do you get? >>> If indeed it is /sw/bin/texi2html, then maybe go ahead and remove it. >>> There should be a /usr/bin/texi2html that comes with the system which >>> is indeed a later version than Fink provides. >>> >> >> Thanks for the quick reply. I did as you asked and ran the command. There >> is a texi2html shown at /usr/bin/ but no other. However, I opened /sw/bin >> and found an alias of texi2html located within that folder. Oddly enough, >> when I tried to "Show Original" of that alias, a dialog box came up on the >> screen, saying "The alias 'texi2html' could not be opened, because the >> original item can not be found." A "Get Info" request shows that it was at >> sw/etc/alternatives/texi2html, even though the "More Info" section of "Get >> Info" had a continuously spinning beach ball-type thingy, as if the system >> was searching for it. >> >> Perhaps I should delete (or fix) the alias which I found? >> > > I don't recommend manual deletion. Try "fink remove texi2html" for a > clean removal, or "fink reinstall texi2html" to try to fix the alias. Thanks for the reply, Alexander. I followed your advice and tried to remove the alias using "fink remove texi2html." The alias remained after this. Next, I ran "fink reinstall texi2html," yet the alias remained and the system still does not know where the original is located, giving me the same error dialog (as before these actions) and offering to "fix" or "remove" the alias when I ask it to "show original." Perhaps I should allow the system to "fix" or "remove" the alias when the dialog appears? _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
