>What happens if you run this command (tar -x...) by hand? >
Nothing :( Here's some info about tar: [localhost:Unix/Fink/src] koen% tar --version tar (GNU tar) 1.13.19 Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License; see the file named COPYING for details. Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. [localhost:Unix/Fink/src] koen% which tar /sw/bin/tar [localhost:Unix/Fink/src] koen% So tar seems the problem, the same problem is described in the message "Install problems - Please help". However, if I try to reinstall a package, eg fink, I get other errors: [localhost:Unix/Fink/src] koen% fink reinstall fink sudo /sw/bin/fink reinstall fink Password: Reading package info... Information about 917 packages read in 10 seconds. pkg fink version ### pkg fink version 0.9.11-1 The following package will be reinstalled: fink dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink_0.9.11-1_darwin-powerpc.deb dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink_0.9.11-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): failed to open package info file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/control' for reading: No such file or directory Errors were encountered while processing: /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink_0.9.11-1_darwin-powerpc.deb ### dpkg failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't install package fink-0.9.11-1 [localhost:Unix/Fink/src] koen% And yes, fink_0.9.11-1_darwin-powerpc.deb exists in the right place (140 kB). But /sw/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/control does not exist. - Koen. _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
