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Ah, I forgot what your _real_ problem was.  10.3 -> 10.5 doesn't work yet.

I would recommend a bootstrap, i.e. move /sw out of the way.  You can
recycle your .deb files after you get going.

Phillip R Smith wrote:
> OK. Following the instructions in the article I removed 10.5 and
> the folders below it.
>
> This seems not to have move me forwards...
>
> I now see ...
>
> mcrc13-6> rmdir 10.5 mcrc13-7> fink reinstall fink Scanning package
> description files not a reference at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm
> line 1910
>
> I then tried to re-do the inject.pl thing...
>
> mcrc13-1> ./inject.pl The directory '/sw' (guessed) does not
> contain a Fink installation. Please provide the correct path as a
> parameter to this script.
>
> Of course...
>
> mcrc13-30> fink --version Package manager version: 0.27.7
> Distribution version: 0.7.0.cvs  powerpc
>
> Copyright (c) 2001 Christoph Pfisterer Copyright (c) 2001-2007 The
> Fink Package Manager Team This program is distributed in the hope
> that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
> implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
>
> Note that in the tarball with 0.27.7. folders labeled 10.3, 10.4
> can be found.  But no 10.5.
>
> -ross-
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote:
>
> 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. Hansen
Fink User Liaison/Documenter
akh AT finkproject DOT org
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