ok, so i actually was running emacs21-xaw3d... so i tried to remove it...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] fink remove emacs21-xaw3d
/Users/albers 0
Password:
Information about 4793 packages read in 3 seconds.
/sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait --remove emacs21-xaw3d
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of emacs21-xaw3d:
auctex depends on emacsen; however:
Package emacsen is not installed.
Package emacs21-xaw3d which provides emacsen is to be removed.
/sw/bin/dpkg: error processing emacs21-xaw3d (--remove):
dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
emacs21-xaw3d
### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1
ERROR: Can't remove package(s). If the above error message mentions
dependency problems, you can try
fink remove --recursive emacs21-xaw3d
This will attempt to remove the package(s) specified as well as ALL
packages that depend on it.
Failed: can't remove package emacs21-xaw3d
emacsen-common seems to rebuild just fine, but it won't install...
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Alexander K. Hansen wrote:
>
> On Aug 1, 2005, at 11:09 AM, David Albers wrote:
>
> > i did try rebuilding as per the instructions but i got a similar
> > error:
> >
> > Information about 4793 packages read in 5 seconds.
> > The following package will be rebuilt:
> > emacs21
> > The following additional package will be installed:
> > emacsen-common
> > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i
> > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/editors/emacsen-
> > common_1.4.15-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
> > (Reading database ... 52359 files and directories currently
> > installed.)
> > Preparing to replace emacsen-common 1.4.15-2 (using
> > .../emacsen-common_1.4.15-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
> > emacsen-common: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs
> > emacsen-common: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs21
> > emacsen-common: purging byte-compiled files for emacs21
> > Unpacking replacement emacsen-common ...
> > Setting up emacsen-common (1.4.15-2) ...
> > emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
> > emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs21
> > Fatal error (6)/sw/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common:
> > line 75: 20179 Abort trap ${FLAVOR} $
> > {byte_compile_options}
> > /tmp/emacsen-common-testfile.el
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > | Fink had a problem installing this version of Emacs
> > because |
> > | emacs21 couldn't be launched
> > successfully. |
> >
> > | |
> > | This typically happens when the package was compiled on
> > a |
> > | system with an older version of Mac OS X installed. At
> > this |
> > | point you should try recompiling the emacs version that
> > caused |
> > | this error with a command
> > like: |
> > | fink rebuild
> > <flavor> |
> > | where <flavor> is a package name like `emacs21' or `emacs21-
> > nox' |
> >
> > | |
> > | If this doesn't solve the problem, please notify the
> > maintainer |
> > | of the emacs package in
> > question. |
> >
> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >
> >
> > emacs-package-install:
> > /sw/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common emacs21 emacs21
> > failed at /sw/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30,
> > <TSORT>
> > line 1.
> > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing emacsen-common (--install):
> > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > emacsen-common
> > ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1
> > Failed: can't install package emacsen-common-1.4.15-2
> >
> >
> > could i just nuke emacs in various place that it exists and try
> > again? i
> > tried removing it, but fink pukes on that...
> >
>
> My recommendation is to try
>
> fink remove emacs21
> fink rebuild emacsen-common
> fink rebuild emacs21
>
> (I believe I had to go through this sequence myself).
>
>
> --
> Alexander Hansen
> Fink Documentarian
> [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
> http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/
>
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