On Nov 10, 2008, at 10:40 AM, David wrote: > > Dear Fink Beginners, > > I have been trying unsuccessfully to install the General User > Documentation for > Gnome, gnome-user-docs, with the following results:- > > Install twice failed with the answer detailed below:- > > fink-0.28.5-11 installed. Mac System OS X 10.3.9 Panther installed. > > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-gdbm3-1.8.3-2 > (Reading database ... 7656 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing fink-buildlock-gdbm3-1.8.3-2 ... > Failed: directory y/gdbm3-1.8.3-2/gdbm-1.8.3 doesn't exist, check the > package description. > > The Y Directory detailed above would appear to be located in my > Home folder > whereas sw is located on my Hard Disc. As the two items listed in > the Failure > appeared my Home folder I have transferred them, > (gdbm3-1.8.3-2/gdbm-1.8.3), to the Y Folder which is contained on my > Hard > Disk. > > I then ran the install procedure again only to find that the process > once again > failed. > > As I am a novice could anyone kindly advice me what I am doing wrong? > > Kind regards, > > David. >
Your problem has absolutely nothing to do with gnome-user-docs., but it also doesn't really have anything to do with gdbm, either. Very likely what happened is that you entered "y" at a configuration prompt when asked where you wanted the build directory, and this overrode the default value. Fink doesn't like it when you set its build directory to "y" for some reason. Run "fink configure" again and when you get to the line where you are asked Which directory should Fink use to build packages? (If you don't know what this means, it is safe to leave it at its default.) [] Put in /sw/src at that point, (you would have used "/sw/src/fink.build" for Tiger or Leopard) and then continue through the configure process (you can probably accept all of the defaults there). If you stop the configuration process for any reason the file that controls fink won't be updated and you'll therefore have to go back. Then go ahead and get rid of both of those "y" directories. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
