-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > On Thu, 16 May 2002, Andrew Ho wrote: >> Many people have posted concerning similar versions of this problem, >> which >> happens whenever you install any package: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi- >> bin/htsearch?method=and&format=short&config=fink-users_lists_sourceforge_net& >> restrict=&exclude=&words=doesn%27t+exist+package+description >> >> [rains-01-14h4:~] adho% fink reinstall tar >> sudo /sw/bin/fink reinstall tar >> Password: >> Reading package info... >> Information about 931 packages read in 7 seconds. >> curl -f -L -s -S -O ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.19.tar.gz >> mkdir -p /sw/src/tar-1.13.19-1 >> tar -xzf /sw/src/tar-1.13.19.tar.gz >> Failed: directory /sw/src/tar-1.13.19-1/tar-1.13.19 doesn't exist, >> check >> the package description >> >> I have read one suggestion to reinstall fink keeping everything in >> place. >> How is that done? > > Maybe just run the Mac installer (if that's how you installed it) again > without deleting any directories/files?
>> Another suggestion is here >>> All right- I got fink to work by renaming /sw/bin/gzip to gzip.old and >>> symlinking /sw/bin/gzip to /usr/bin/gzip (gunzip, too). Fink seems to >> work >>> fine now; the only problem is that there is some problem with gzip. > > What's the problem with gzip? not sure, but if u rename it, you can do a fink rebuild gzip and everything should be fine. - -chris zubrzycki - - -- PGP public key: http://homepage.mac.com/beren/publickey.txt ID: 0xA2ABC070 Fingerprint: 26B0 BA6B A409 FA83 42B3 1688 FBF9 8232 A2AB C070 ======================================================== Isaac Newton understood the impact of the Apple. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (Darwin) iD8DBQE85QQi+/mCMqKrwHARAk4AAJ9b1i47qzjoET3S3+X4WZF7CCpOxwCcCMMn lf71pdso4O5GfHWOlJNpzN0= =lxvY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
