Yep. Tried 0.29.10 and 0.29.9 from the Fink releases. Same thing every  
time.

Eugene

On May 4, 2010, at 3:43 PM, "Alexander Hansen" <[email protected] 
 > wrote:

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>> 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]
>> --- 
>> --- 
>> --- 
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>
> That's a totally new error to me.  See if you get the same thing if  
> you
> use a release fink (e.g. 0.29.10) rather than using a CVS checkout.   
> My
> Snow Leopard bootstraps were from fink-0.29.10.
>
> - --
> Alexander Hansen
> Fink User Liaison
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