Hi Alexander, I had actually run selfupdate just before running update-all, in fact each time I tried the latter. Unfortunately it didn't seem to help.
As for why one package over the other, I have no particular reason. The simple truth is I'm not exactly sure what those are or do; they are merely ancillary to other packages I have installed on my system. In particular, when I run update-all, it says it will update the following: The following 17 packages will be installed or updated: cyrus-sasl2-dev cyrus-sasl2-shlibs dbus dbus-dev dbus-shlibs gnuplot graphviz graphviz-shlibs python25 python25-shlibs scientificpython-py25 wxgtk2.8 wxgtk2.8-shlibs xml-sax-expat-pm586 xml-sax-expat-pm588 xml-sax-pm586 xml-sax-pm588 The following 2 additional packages will be installed: db44-aes libtool14 Do you want to continue? [Y/n] In essence what *I* use among these are the packages with python in the name and gnuplot; the rest appears to me stuff behind the curtain installed automatically to make things work. Thanks, Todd On Sat, 7 Mar 2009, Alexander Hansen wrote: > Todd Krause wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I was trying to run fink's update-all (on MacBook Pro with OS 10.5.6), and >> I ran into an issue with inconsistent dependencies. The output suggests >> >> fix things by running: >> >> fink scanpackages >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get install db44-aes=4.4.20-1002 >> >> which I did, and ultimately received the following output: >> >> 11:23 AM btpro:~> sudo apt-get install db44-aes=4.4.20-1002 >> Reading Package Lists... Done >> Building Dependency Tree... Done >> The following packages will be REMOVED: >> db47 >> The following NEW packages will be installed: >> db44-aes >> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 11 not upgraded. >> Need to get 0B/2095kB of archives. After unpacking 5202kB will be used. >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y >> (Reading database ... 110769 files and directories currently installed.) >> Removing db47 ... >> Selecting previously deselected package db44-aes. >> (Reading database ... 110758 files and directories currently installed.) >> Unpacking db44-aes (from .../db44-aes_4.4.20-1002_darwin-i386.deb) ... >> Setting up db44-aes (4.4.20-1002) ... >> >> But when I try update-all again, I get the following right at the >> beginning: >> >> Selecting previously deselected package db47. >> dpkg: considering removing db44-aes in favour of db47 ... >> dpkg: yes, will remove db44-aes in favour of db47. >> (Reading database ... 110773 files and directories currently installed.) >> Unpacking db47 (from .../db47_4.7.25-3_darwin-i386.deb) ... >> Setting up db47 (4.7.25-3) ... >> Setting runtime build-lock... >> dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-gtk+2-2.14.7-3 >> /sw/src/fink.build >> dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-gtk+2-2.14.7-3' in >> `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-gtk+2-2.14.7-3_2009.03.07-11.26.00_darwin-i386.deb'. >> Installing build-lock package... >> >> Could someone please suggest how I might resolve this? >> >> Thanks very much, >> Todd >> >> >> Tail of update-all output: >> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >> Removing fink-buildlock-libwww-pm586-5.825-1 ... >> Reading buildlock packages... >> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i >> /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-i386/libs/perlmods/libwww-pm586_5.825-1_darwin-i386.deb >> (Reading database ... 110805 files and directories currently installed.) >> Preparing to replace libwww-pm586 5.805-2 (using >> .../libwww-pm586_5.825-1_darwin-i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libwww-pm586 ... >> Setting up libwww-pm586 (5.825-1) ... >> >> Reading buildlock packages... >> Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies! >> >> Fink isn't sure how to install the above packages safely. You may be able >> to >> fix things by running: >> >> fink scanpackages >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get install db44-aes=4.4.20-1002 >> >> > <snipping irrelevant stuff> > > You might want to selfupdate, if you haven't, since there's an ongoing > migration effort to move packages to db47. Otherwise the best advice I > have is _not_ to use update-all, because the dependency engine is > confused by having to deal with both db47 and db44-aes in your build tree. > > Also: why use db47 and not db47-aes ? Trying to mix crypto-enabled and > non-crypto-enabled db packages can introduce more confusion. > > -- > Alexander Hansen > Fink User Liaison > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
