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: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 5/4/10 3:37 PM, Wu, Eugene wrote: >> 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] >> --- >> --- >> --- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkvgeMUACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ8AfQCfY7KJ4hPpxQlcGN+FZgCLd5dC > FbMAn04lbugPJuQuqZ2PJS3qDDBdyGty > =rvRK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
