After trying again to install emacs21 I'm back at the same vicious circle again.
Thanks, Phil
On Nov 16, 2003, at 7:33 PM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote:
All right. I didn't want to have to go this route, but it may be necessary
to go for the big guns:
sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacs21
(emacs20 for Felix)
sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacsen-common
Philip-Ershlers-Computer:~ ershler$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacs21
Password:
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove emacs21 which isn't installed.
Philip-Ershlers-Computer:~ ershler$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacsen-common
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... 4006 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing emacsen-common ...
emacs-package-remove: Couldn't open /sw/var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-remove line 36.
dpkg: error processing emacsen-common (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
emacs-package-install: Couldn't open /sw/var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 36.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
emacsen-common
Philip-Ershlers-Computer:~ ershler$ fink reinstall emacsen-common
sudo /sw/bin/fink reinstall emacsen-common
Information about 1119 packages read in 1 seconds.
The following package will be reinstalled:
emacsen-common
dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/editors/emacsen- common_1.4.13-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
Selecting previously deselected package emacsen-common.
(Reading database ... 4006 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace emacsen-common 1.4.13-2 (using .../emacsen-common_1.4.13-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
emacs-package-remove: Couldn't open /sw/var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-remove line 36.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
emacs-package-remove: Couldn't open /sw/var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-remove line 36.
dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/editors/emacsen- common_1.4.13-2_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
emacs-package-install: Couldn't open /sw/var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 36.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/editors/emacsen- common_1.4.13-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't install package emacsen-common-1.4.13-2
Philip-Ershlers-Computer:~ ershler$
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