Herb Wright wrote: > Im trying to install acouple of different packeages, and for each one > I get the results you see below. Any advice would be great. > > > ~# /sw/bin/fink install ccache > Information about 7362 packages read in 6 seconds. > The following package will be installed or updated: > ccache > Reading buildlock packages... > All buildlocks accounted for. > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/ > ccache_2.4-20_darwin-i386.deb > (Reading database ... 59555 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking ccache (from .../ccache_2.4-20_darwin-i386.deb) ... > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/ > ccache_2.4-20_darwin-i386.deb (--install): > failed to rmdir/unlink `/sw/bin.dpkg-new': Input/output error > Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/ccache_2.4-20_darwin-i386.deb > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package ccache-2.4-20 > > Thanks, > Herb Wright > Contractor > Desktop Group > NCBI/NLM/NIH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > You reported the same flavor of error a month ago, but we never saw a followup to my last question about the permissions of your /sw directory (which may not matter, now that I look at it again).
A couple of points stand out from your output above: you shouldn't need to run fink as root, as it has the capability to acquire those privileges, nor should you need to specify the full path to fink. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
