-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Someone on fink-devel had an identical problem:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.devel/15068 Basically if /sw/fink/10.5 already exists, the 10.5 -> 10.4 symbolic link doesn't work right. Phillip R Smith wrote: > mcrc13-4> ls -l /sw/fink/10.5 total 8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin > 4 Oct 30 11:06 10.4 -> 10.4 drwxr-xr-x 4 smithp01 admin 136 Oct > 30 09:19 local > > This is a G5 with an upgrade to Leopard and a successful install of > the devtools. > > -Ross- > > > > On Oct 30, 2007, at 3:52 PM, David R. Morrison wrote: > >> Phillip, >> >> Your earlier attempts have left the directory /sw/fink in an >> unintended state. Can you tell me the output of "ls -l >> /sw/fink/10.5" ? >> >> -- Dave >> >> >> On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:41 AM, Phillip R Smith wrote: >> >>> On Oct 30, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: >>> >>>>>> Phillip R Smith wrote: >>>>>>> On my list I had to update fink BEFORE I installed >>>>>>> Leopard on the G5 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I didn't >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So can a kind individual help me with what I need to do >>>>>>> now? ... >>>>> >>>>> Which leaves this question.... How do you rescue a fink >>>>> 0.27.6 on Leopard... >>>>> >>>> You might have to do a manual update. If you don't have >>>> fink-0.27.7.tar.gz on your system, download it. Once you >>>> have that, unpack it, enter the top-level directory, and run >>>> "./inject.pl" >>> >>> Thanks! However, things seem not to have gone as required .... >>> >>> >>> mcrc13-24> ./inject.pl /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/env >>> PERL5LIB='/sw/lib/perl5:/sw/lib/perl5/ darwin' ./inject.pl /sw >>> Password: Adding local/injected to the Trees line in >>> fink.conf... Creating fink tarball... >>> >>> <skip> >>> >>> Installing package... >>> >>> /sw/bin/fink install fink-0.27.7-41 >>> >>> <skip> >>> >>> carrUnpacking replacement fink ... Setting up fink (0.27.7-41) >>> ... Checking system... powerpc-apple-darwin9.0.0 This is the >>> first fink release which can be used with Mac OS X 10.5. We >>> support bootstrapping with this version, and we expect that >>> upgrading from 10.4 will go smoothly with this version. >>> However, DIRECT UPGRADING FROM 10.4-transitional, 10.3 OR >>> EARLIER IS NOT SUPPORTED. ln -s 10.4 /sw/fink/10.5 ln -s 10.5 >>> /sw/fink/dists Scanning package description files. >>> >>> Updating the list of locally available binary packages. >>> Scanning dists/local/injected/binary-darwin-powerpc New >>> package: dists/local/injected/binary-darwin-powerpc/ >>> fink_0.27.7-41_darwin-powerpc.deb Downloading the indexes of >>> available packages in the binary distribution. >>> /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update Err file: local/main >>> Packages File not found Ign file: local/main Release Err file: >>> stable/main Packages File not found Ign file: stable/main >>> Release Err file: stable/crypto Packages File not found Ign >>> file: stable/crypto Release Failed to fetch >>> file:/sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/ Packages >>> File not found Failed to fetch >>> file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/ >>> PackagesFile not found Failed to fetch >>> file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin- >>> powerpc/Packages File not found Reading Package Lists... >>> Building Dependency Tree... E: Some index files failed to >>> download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. ### >>> execution of /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait failed, exit code 100 >>> WARNING: Failure while updating indexes. >>> >>> Your Fink installation in '/sw' was updated with a new fink >>> package. >>> >>> mcrc13-25> fink reinstall finkScanning package description >>> files. Information about 206 packages read in 0 seconds. The >>> following package will be reinstalled: fink Reading buildlock >>> packages... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i >>> /sw/fink/dists/local/injected/binary-darwin- >>> powerpc/fink_0.27.7-41_darwin-powerpc.deb (Reading database ... >>> 7155 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to >>> replace fink 0.27.7-41 (using .../fink_0.27.7-41_darwin- >>> powerpc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement fink ... Setting up fink >>> (0.27.7-41) ... Checking system... powerpc-apple-darwin9.0.0 >>> This is the first fink release which can be used with Mac OS X >>> 10.5. We support bootstrapping with this version, and we >>> expect that upgrading from 10.4 will go smoothly with this >>> version. However, DIRECT UPGRADING FROM 10.4-transitional, >>> 10.3 OR EARLIER IS NOT SUPPORTED. ln -s 10.4 /sw/fink/10.5 ln: >>> /sw/fink/10.5/10.4: File exists ### execution of ln failed, >>> exit code 1 ERROR: Can't create link from 10.4 to /sw/fink/10.5 >>> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing fink (--install): subprocess >>> post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors >>> were encountered while processing: fink ### execution of >>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't install >>> package fink-0.27.7-41 mcrc13-26> fink update fink Scanning >>> package description files. Information about 206 packages read >>> in 1 seconds. The following package will be installed or >>> updated: fink Reading buildlock packages... >>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i >>> /sw/fink/dists/local/injected/binary-darwin- >>> powerpc/fink_0.27.7-41_darwin-powerpc.deb (Reading database ... >>> 7155 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to >>> replace fink 0.27.7-41 (using .../fink_0.27.7-41_darwin- >>> powerpc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement fink ... Setting up fink >>> (0.27.7-41) ... Checking system... powerpc-apple-darwin9.0.0 >>> This is the first fink release which can be used with Mac OS X >>> 10.5. We support bootstrapping with this version, and we >>> expect that upgrading from 10.4 will go smoothly with this >>> version. However, DIRECT UPGRADING FROM 10.4-transitional, >>> 10.3 OR EARLIER IS NOT SUPPORTED. ln -s 10.4 /sw/fink/10.5 ln: >>> /sw/fink/10.5/10.4: File exists ### execution of ln failed, >>> exit code 1 ERROR: Can't create link from 10.4 to /sw/fink/10.5 >>> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing fink (--install): subprocess >>> post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors >>> were encountered while processing: fink ### execution of >>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't install >>> package fink-0.27.7-41 mcrc13-27> >>> >>> - -- Alexander K. 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