Yes I went to the wiki page. Problem is solved. I was just very confused the first time I read the wiki because there is so much info there that didn't relate to my problem and the wiki gave me a conceptual answer instead of explicit instructions. Thanks for the follow up. marc
On 10/25/08 2:03 PM, "Alexander Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Marc Margolies wrote: > >> I am having trouble rebuilding everything after setting rsync to >> unstable. >> Here is some output..... >> Is there something I can do about this? >> Thanks, >> Marc >> >>> > > <snip metric ton of unnecessary information) > > >>> > > >>> dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 3688 >>> package >>> `fink-buildlock-libxml2-2.6.32-1': >>> missing version >>> ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 2 >>> Can't set build lock for atk1 (1.24.0-1) >>> >>> If any of the above dpkg error messages mention conflicting >>> packages or >>> missing dependencies -- for example, telling you that the package >>> fink-buildlock-atk1-1.24.0-1 conflicts with something else -- fink >>> has >>> probably gotten confused by trying to build many packages at once. >>> Try building just this current package atk1 (i.e, "fink build >>> atk1"). When >>> that has completed successfully, you could retry whatever you >>> did that led to the present error. >>> >>> Regardless of the cause of the lock failure, don't worry: you have >>> not wasted >>> compiling time! Packages that had been completely built before >>> this error occurred will not have to be recompiled. >>> >>> See http://wiki.finkproject.org/index.php/Fink:buildlocks for more >>> information. >>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-atk1-1.24.0-1 >/dev/null >>> dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 3688 >>> package >>> `fink-buildlock-libxml2-2.6.32-1': >>> missing version >>> ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 2 >>> Failed: buildlock failure >>> p30:~ marc$ >> > > Did you happen to go to that wiki page? At the bottom, under the > bullet "Installing the buildlock when dpkg is confused" it has your > problem and a solution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
