On 1/29/13 7:01 AM, Wright, Herbert (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [C] wrote: > Im trying to run the self update and I get the following: > > There is currently an active buildlock for the package > base-files (1.9.13-1) > meaning some other fink process is currently building it. > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-base-files-1.9.13-1_2013.01.29-08.57.34_d > arwin-x86_64.deb (--install): > subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-base-files-1.9.13-1_2013.01.29-08.57.34_ > darwin-x86_64.deb > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 > Can't set build lock for base-files (1.9.13-1) > > Regardless of the cause of the lock failure, don't worry: you have not > wasted > compiling time! Packages that had been completely built before this error > occurred will not have to be recompiled. > > See http://wiki.finkproject.org/index.php/Fink:buildlocks for more > information. > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-base-files-1.9.13-1 >/dev/null > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing fink-buildlock-base-files-1.9.13-1 > (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > fink-buildlock-base-files-1.9.13-1 > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 > Failed: buildlock failure > > Ive tried removing and purging the build lock with no success. > >
You may have a process id file for a buildlock, too, which is why fink reports that the build lock is active. Check in /sw/var/run/fink/buildlock/ for that. > > > It might be related, but Im also getting this when I try to install a > package: > > sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.2rEDf > /sw/bin/tar --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xvf > /sw/src/lua-5.1.4.tar.gz > > The process just stops and hangs there. > That's probably unrelated. > > Thanks, > Herb Wright > Contractor > Desktop Group > NCBI/NLM/NIH > > wrigh...@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov > > How do you have Fink set up to gain root access? -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners