On 5/15/06, Terry Younkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello List - > > I am still having problems with my updating, and the problem seems to have > remained the same as in my previous email to this list, "Install failed." > During the weekend, I tried to narrow the problem, but I'm sure I'm still > cutting a rather wide swath. > > At first, I was assuming I had more than one instance of "texi2html" > installed, and I do believe there was something wrong there. However, > numerous installs and removals of that program (via Fink) have me doubting > that the problem is specifically related to texi2html. What I have noticed > is that whenever an install of "autoconf2.5" is attempted, there is a > failure identical to my original failure. Although a bit lengthy, here's > the entire log output from Fink Commander when I try to install > "autoconf2.5:" > > **** (Start of paste) > >
<snip> > cd doc && make html > texi2html -split_chapter ./autoconf.texi > ** Unknown command [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (left as is) (l. 8) > ** Unknown command [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (left as is) (l. 15550) > ** Unknown command [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (left as is) (l. 15585) > ** Unknown command [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (left as is) (l. 15633) > ** Unknown command [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (left as is) (l. 15641) > texi2html -split_chapter ./standards.texi > install -d -m 755 > /sw/src/fink.build/root-autoconf2.5-2.59-7/sw/share/doc/autoconf2.5/html > install -m 644 doc/*.html > /sw/src/fink.build/root-autoconf2.5-2.59-7/sw/share/doc/autoconf2.5/html/ > install: doc/*.html: No such file or directory > ### execution of install failed, exit code 71 > Removing build lock... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-autoconf2.5-2.59-7 > (Reading database ... 146776 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing fink-buildlock-autoconf2.5-2.59-7 ... > Failed: phase installing: autoconf2.5-2.59-7 failed > > > **** (End of paste) > > > I am finding no information regarding this in the Fink FAQs, nor am I > finding anything through many Google searches. I am now wondering whether > the problem is described in the line (toward the end of the log): > > "install: doc/*.html: No such file or directory" > > I cannot find a file or directory named "doc/*.html" either. If indeed this > line from the log shows my problem, frankly, I have no idea what to do about > it. Perhaps I am way off base. What do you all think about this? > > > > > > -- Terry > > > > You don't have doc/*.html because those files are supposed to be created via the texi2html command which is failing. So for this last run, was the texi2html command from the Fink texi2htmlopackage, the system, or is it the same for both? And, you mentioned that your fink-installed texi2html didn't generate a /sw/bin/texi2html executable. Did you try a "fink rebuild texi2html" and then install it? -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter (for now) Help keep AKH in Fink! Go to http://ldx3.psfc.mit.edu/~hansen/ and contribute to the Mini fund. _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
