On 8/2/06, Matthew Porter-Peden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please be patient since I am new both to Macs in general and Fink > specifically. I ran into a problem when initially setting up Fink. > During the self update I got the following message: > " > Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1236. > Under Mac OS X 10.4.7, Fink must be bootstrapped or updated with gcc 4.0, > however, you currently have gcc 4.2 selected. To correct > this problem, run the command: > > sudo gcc_select > > You may need to install a more recent version of the Developer Tools > (Apple's XCode) to be able to do so. > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing fink (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 > Errors were encountered while processing: > fink > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package fink-0.24.25-31 > " > > The most recent version of Apple's Xcode comes with gcc 4.2 instead of > 4.0. When doing "sudo gcc_ select 4.0" it says "Default compiler has > been set to:gcc version 4.2.0". I don't know if I need to somehow > bludgeon gcc into actually using version 4.0, or if fink can (or soon > will be) able to work with the gcc that Apple is giving out now. Any > help will be greatly appreciated. > > thanks, > Matt > > -- > Matthew Porter-Peden > Graduate Student Work:(303) 273 3265 > Physics Department Cell: (720) 225 8841 > Colorado School of Mines Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Ummm...The most recent release version of XCode comes with gcc-4.0.1. What do you get if you run "which gcc"? If you're using a non-Apple compiler then that is bound to cause problems. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
