I wonder if we should put a test for Xcode version into the bootstrap, so that people get an error message which tells them what is wrong and suggests how to fix it?
-- Dave On Nov 23, 2011, at 6:50 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 11/23/11 9:34 AM, Simone Hochgreb wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have been trying to update fink on Mac OS X 10.7, >> unsuccessfully. >> >> >> Steps: >> >> 1) Downloaded and installed Xcode 2) Downloaded and untarred >> fink-0.31.4 3) Bootstrap from alternative directory using >> ./bootstrap /sw >> >> Although /sw did not contain fink (removed), > > What exactly does that mean? You have to remove _all_ of /sw to > uninstall Fink. > > Just removing /sw/fink doesn't cut it, if that's what you did, because > /sw/fink just contains the package descriptions and .deb archives. > All of the executables, libraries, ... are elsewhere in /sw, and the > choice was made to require /sw to be completely absent for bootstraps, > presumably to avoid cross-contamination. > > the install bootstrap wants >> me to install into /sw2 (and after that failed, /sw3). >> >> Transcript as follows. Any ideas? >> >> Simone baiao:fink-0.31.4 Simone$ ./bootstrap /sw >> > > <snipping non-errors> > >> checking for gcc... gcc checking for gcc... (cached) gcc checking >> for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C >> compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more >> details. ### execution of PERL=/usr/bin/perl failed, exit code 77 >> phase compiling: dpkg-bootstrap-1.10.21-1218 failed >> >> Before reporting any errors, please run "fink selfupdate" and try >> again. If you continue to have issues, please check to see if the >> FAQ on Fink's website solves the problem. If not, ask on one of >> these mailing lists: >> >> The Fink Users List <fink-us...@lists.sourceforge.net >> <mailto:fink-us...@lists.sourceforge.net>> The Fink Beginners List >> <fink-beginn...@lists.sourceforge.net >> <mailto:fink-beginn...@lists.sourceforge.net>>. >> >> Please try to include the complete error message in your report. >> This generally consists of a compiler line starting with e.g. >> "gcc" or "g++" followed by the actual error output from the >> compiler. >> >> Also include the following system information: Package manager >> version: 0.31.4 Distribution version: selfupdate-point >> (bootstrap), 10.7, x86_64 Trees: local/main stable/main Xcode: >> 3.2.4 >> > > We don't support Xcode 3 on Lion. Install Xcode 4.2. I recommend > running the /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools script first to make > sure that your old Xcode is completely removed. > > Why Apple doesn't have their Xcode installers do this by default, and > allow users to change the behavior in a custom install, is beyond me. > > - -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk7NCEIACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ9fIQCeL1dEVzgh6AfFWvcOESaLZddS > LXoAnApDpKOlqffpYjdg4sRBE/eyj6GV > =NYyU > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure > contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, > security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this > data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > fink-us...@lists.sourceforge.net > List archive: > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user > Subscription management: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
