On 4/14/06, Robert T Wyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since about April 3 I've had a problem that I haven't had time to look > into until now: > > dpkg: parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 12823: > invalid package name (character `' not allowed - only letters, digits > and -+._ allowed) > > pico +12823 /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status: > > Package: fink-buildlock-kgpg-3.5^N1-11 > Status: purge ok not-installed > Section: unknown > Architecture: darwin-powerpc > > > This is on 10.3.9 with these versions of fink present: > > fink_0.24.99.cvs-20060327.2110_darwin-powerpc.deb > fink_0.24.99.cvs-20060329.1826_darwin-powerpc.deb > fink_0.24.99.cvs-20060330.2351_darwin-powerpc.deb > fink_0.24.99.cvs-20060331.0402_darwin-powerpc.deb > fink_0.24.99.cvs-20060403.1310_darwin-powerpc.deb > > ... and this: > > (i) fink 0.24.99.cvs-20060414.1304 The Fink package manager > > I expect that there is more than one way to fix this, but I would ask > for guidance as to the best way to do so. >
Run a diff and see how far out of date /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status-old is. You might be able just to use that. Or since it's just a buildlock package, you might try removing all of the lines that refer to the broken package manually. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
