Hi all, I'm attempting to install fink on a new iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 with OS 10.6.3. I've tried installing via Bill Scott's website instructions and through the Fink site, both by "bootstrap", but each time I get the same error:
dpkg-deb -b root-fink-0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917 /sw64/fink/10.6/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base dpkg-deb: building package `fink' in `/sw64/fink/10.6/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/fink_0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917_darwin-x86_64.deb'. /sw64/bootstrap/bin/dpkg -i /sw64/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/fink_0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917_darwin-x86_64.deb Selecting previously deselected package fink. (Reading database ... 60 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking fink (from .../fink_0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... /sw64/bootstrap/bin/dpkg: error processing /sw64/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/fink_0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917_darwin-x86_64.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/._.', which is also in package base-files /sw64/bootstrap/bin/dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /sw64/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/fink_0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917_darwin-x86_64.deb ### execution of /sw64/bootstrap/bin/dpkg failed, exit code 1 can't install package fink-0.29.99.cvs-20100504.1917 ERROR: Bootstrap phase 2 failed! It appears that dpkg is unable to overwrite /._. I don't even know what this file is. Anyone have an idea how to get past this? Thanks in advance. Eugene Eugene Wu, Ph.D. Department of Biology, University of Richmond A-311, Gottwald Science Center (804)287-6449 [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
