On 5/15/06, Terry Younkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 5/15/06 9:55 AM, "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > 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? > > > > I shall have to claim ignorance here, Alexander, in that I'm not certain > what you mean. For the run you see above, I simply had Fink Commander > install "autoconf2.5." Any command was run automatically from that point > on; I made no input. I hope this answers your question, but if not, please > ask again. >
Hmm...strangely enough, now that I look at it, autoconf2.5 wants Fink's texi2html to be installed when it builds. However, if yours isn't producing a /sw/bin/texi2html executable that might explain what's going on. Try "fink reinstall texi2html", and then run "which texi2html" and see if Fink's /sw/bin/texi2html shows up. > > 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? > > I did indeed do a "fink rebuild texi2html." In fact, I installed and > reinstalled it several times over the weekend. > > You are correct that originally there was no executable. Subsequent runs > did install one, however, the name of the file in /sw/bin/ is > "texi2html.texi2html" rather than "texi2html," which seems odd. Same here--though I do have /sw/bin/texi2html which is linked to /sw/bin/texi2html.texi2html. > Interestingly enough, my desktop G4 (running similar, but not exact, > software as the PowerBook) has the same file in the same folder. But what > is really odd is that the file on the desktop G4 was *not* named > "texi2html.texi2html" two days ago; rather, it was named "texi2html" when I > first checked there. (I have not updated the desktop machine for at least a > month.) > > As you may recall, the PowerBook was originally showing a file in /sw/bin > named "texi2html" which was a generic looking icon, and "Get Info" could not > resolve it. At least now it is an executable, even though named strangely > in my opinion. > > > It's set up to be that way deliberately for some reason via the "alternatives" system--which (I believe) means basically that you can have several different packages (e.g. of different versions) that provide a command and Fink picks some version to be the one that works. I would guess that what's going on here is that you aren't getting /sw/bin/texi2html, and the system's /usr/bin/texi2html is being used. There's a note in the texi2html package description that mentions incompatibilities with Tiger's built-in version. -- 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
