Nope... [Zag:~] felix% sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacs20 Password: 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 ... 35957 files and directories currently installed.) Removing emacs20 ... install-info: unrecognized option `--remove-exactly' Try `install-info --help' for a complete list of options. dpkg: error processing emacs20 (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 emacs-install emacs20 emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs20 emacsen-common: byte-compiling for emacs20 malloc jumpstart failed! *** malloc[3066]: error for object 0x5a2750: Pointer being reallocated was not allocated *** malloc[3066]: Deallocation of a pointer not malloced: 0x5c4000; This could be a double free(), or free() called with the middle of an allocated block; Try setting environment variable MallocHelp to see tools to help debug Memory exhausted--use M-x save-some-buffers RET emacs-install: /sw/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common emacs20 emacs20 failed at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs- install line 28, <TSORT> line 1. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: emacs20 [Zag:~] felix% sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacsen-common (Reading database ... 35957 files and directories currently installed.) Removing emacsen-common ... [Zag:~] felix% sudo dpkg --remove --force-all emacs20 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 ... 35938 files and directories currently installed.) Removing emacs20 ... install-info: unrecognized option `--remove-exactly' Try `install-info --help' for a complete list of options. dpkg: error processing emacs20 (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 /sw/var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs20.postinst: line 14: /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-install: No such file or directory dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: emacs20 [Zag:~] felix%
11/17/03 3:33 AM, « Alexander K. Hansen » <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 > > -- > Alexander K. Hansen > Levitated Dipole Experiment > http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX -- Felix ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users