Daan Meerburg wrote: > Hi there, > > FInk can't self update. I get the following error: > > I*nformation about 3997 packages read in 0 seconds.* > *The following 12 packages will be installed or updated:* > * gst-plugins-base-0.10 gst-plugins-base-0.10-dev > gst-plugins-base-0.10-shlibs gstreamer-0.10 gstreamer-0.10-dev > gstreamer-0.10-shlibs liboil-0.3 liboil-0.3-shlibs libvorbis0* > * libvorbis0-shlibs pixman pixman-shlibs* > *The following 2 additional packages will be installed:* > * flex-devel help2man* > *Do you want to continue? [Y/n] * > *Setting runtime build-lock...* > *dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1 > /sw/src/fink.build* > *dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1' in > `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1_2008.10.28-21.40.43_darwin-i386.deb'.* > *Installing build-lock package...* > */sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1_2008.10.28-21.40.43_darwin-i386.deb* > *(Reading database ... /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1_2008.10.28-21.40.43_darwin-i386.deb > (--install):* > * files list file for package `app-defaults' is missing final newline* > *Errors were encountered while processing:* > * > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1_2008.10.28-21.40.43_darwin-i386.deb* > *Processing was halted because there were too many errors.* > *### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1* > *Can't set build lock for help2man (1.29-1)* > * > * > *If any of the above dpkg error messages mention conflicting packages > or missing dependencies -- for example, telling you that the package > fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1 conflicts with* > *something else -- fink has probably gotten confused by trying to > build many packages at once. Try building just this current package > help2man (i.e, "fink build help2man"). 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-help2man-1.29-1 >/dev/null* > *dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove > fink-buildlock-help2man-1.29-1 which isn't installed.* > *Failed: buildlock failure* > > I had a crash (quite severe) and I needed to apply a disk recovery > which may have led to some files being deleted. I do have a backup in > time machine, but I am not sure what files to recover. I tried > recovering app-defaults dir, but that did not work (i get the exact > same error). Any idea, if possible I would want to avoid a complete > re-install of fink. > kind regards > daan > > > <snipping extraneous irrelevant quoted message from unrelated thread>
> Drs. P. D. Meerburg > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > API Office F 3.29 > ITF Office V.K/J 3.54 > University of Amsterdam > > > Your severe crash appears to have corrupted the "files list file" (i.e. the contents file) for the app-defaults package. This is covered in the FAQ: http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#bad-list-file ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
