Michael J. Vollinger wrote: > I have resolved the cairo issues, but now I have a new problem. I am > still trying to install abiword and gnumeric and I am getting various > error messages. > > When I do a "fink selfupdate" I get this message: > > W: Encountered status field in a non-version description > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems > No packages to install. > > The core packages have been updated. You should now update the other > packages > using commands like 'fink update-all'. > > When I do the "fink update-all" it tells me "ho packages to install" > > When I do "fink install abiword" I get is message: > > Information about 8150 packages read in 1 seconds. > W: Encountered status field in a non-version description > The following package will be installed or updated: > abiword > Setting runtime build-lock... > dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-abiword-2.4.6-3 > /sw/src/fink.build > dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-abiword-2.4.6-3' in > `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-abiword-2.4.6-3_2009.03.15-13.42.12_darwin-i386.deb'. > Installing build-lock package... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-abiword-2.4.6-3_2009.03.15-13.42.12_darwin-i386.deb > dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 6384 > package `fink-buildlock-glade3-3.4.5-2': > missing version > <snip> > When I try "fink install gnumeric" I get this: > > Information about 8150 packages read in 0 seconds. > W: Encountered status field in a non-version description > <snip> > Installing build-lock package... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-glade3-3.4.5-2_2009.03.15-13.43.35_darwin-i386.deb > dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 6384 > package `fink-buildlock-glade3-3.4.5-2': > <snip> > Can anyone help fix these problems please? > > Mike > ______________________________ > Michael J. Vollinger > Research Assistant > Ronald B. Gilmore XRF Lab > Dept. of Geosciences > 611 North Pleasant Street > University of Massachusetts > Amherst, MA 01003 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you look at the output, you'll see that it's the _same_ problem. And you'll get it whenever you try to install absolutely anything. The website is down right now, but this issue is mentioned in our docs. It typically occurs when fink exits ungracefully, such as having a terminal window crash (or be shut down) while fink is building stuff.
You'll need to edit /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status as a super-user, go to line 6384, and a few lines above that you'll find an entry for fink-buildlock-glade3-3.4.5-2 . You'll want to change "installed" to "not-installed". -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
