On 5/15/06 11:21 AM, "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> 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.
Okay, I ran "sudo fink reinstall texi2html" from Terminal, then ran "which
texi2html" from Terminal. The result from "which texi2html" was
"/usr/bin/texi2html" so I guess it is seeing the one installed by the
system? I still see /sw/bin/texi2html.texi2html when I go look in the
/sw/bin folder and the date modified is not today, rather May 12.
>
>>> 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.
>
Mine is not an alias on either of my machines.
>> 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.
Yes, I think you may be right. I also read that note about the
incompatibility.
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