> -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Hansen [mailto:alexanderk.han...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:25 AM > To: Helffrich, Jerome A.; fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] fink buildlock failure--invalid type q > > On 2/23/14 8:44 PM, Helffrich, Jerome A. wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm getting an error I can't figure out when executing fink > > selfupdate on OSX 10.6.8 > > > > Scanning package description files.......... > > Information about 12776 packages read in 2 seconds. > > The following package will be installed or updated: > > fink > > Setting runtime build-lock... > > dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-fink-0.36.3.1-51 > > /sw/src/fink.build > > dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-fink-0.36.3.1-51' in > > `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-fink-0.36.3.1-51_2014.02.22-13.43.46_darwin-i386.deb'. > > Installing build-lock package... > > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > > /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-fink-0.36.3.1-51_2014.02.22-13.43.46 > > _darwin-i386.deb Invalid type 'q' in pack at /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait > > line 41. > > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 25 Can't set > > build lock for fink (0.36.3.1-51) > > > > --this occurred when I was in the process of updating fink for the > > first time in 57 days > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Jerry > > > > > > You didn't specify your full platform or current fink version, but it appears > that you're on 10.6/i386 with >fink-0.36.3. There is a known problem with > that version of fink there, and a workaround was posted on the mailing >lists > a while back: > > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.beginners/27967/focus=27969 > > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/
Thanks. That earlier post with the modifications to the two dpkg-files was exactly what it took. Jerry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. Cisco certified tool. Monitor traffic, SLAs, QoS, Medianet, WAAS etc. with NetFlow Analyzer Customize your own dashboards, set traffic alerts and generate reports. Network behavioral analysis & security monitoring. All-in-one tool. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=126839071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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
