Okay, thanks for the help. But I don't quite understand what you mean with the -pmXXX versions. I haven't checked those, but I gather you're suggesting that, where I have doubles, I can uninstall the earlier versions? What does the "pm" refer to?
Best, Todd On Sat, 7 Mar 2009, Alexander Hansen wrote: > I'd recommend just going through the packages singly, then. > > Unrelated: there's nothing _wrong_ with having both the -pm586 and > -pm588 versions of packages, but it's extra overhead. > > Todd Krause wrote: >> >> 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 >>> > > > -- > 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
