On Aug 20, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Jonathan Levi MD wrote:
Attempting a selfupdate, I got (approximately)
parse error, in file `/sw/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 4695
package `libgettext3-dev':
missing version
failed: Can't install gettext-dev-0.10.40-24
Investigating file /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status, I found that line 4695
was blank, and was preceded by only four lines of information about
libgettext3-dev: Package:, Status:, Section:, and Architecture:.
There was no Version: line, or anything more about this package.
After a number of unsuccessful workarounds, I succeeded in
installing gettext-dev-0.10.40-24: I made myself owner of /sw/var/
lib/dpkg/status and /sw/var/lib/dpkg/; I added a line
Version: 0.10.40-24
then I copied the remaining info lines for this package from /sw/
var/lib/dpkg/status-old; finally, I ran
fink install gettext-dev-0.10.40-24
I got a warning:
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package
`libgettext3-dev' missing, assuming package has no
files currently installed.
but the install command succeeded nevertheless, after which the
selfupdate and a subsequent update-all were uneventful.
OS: 10.3.9
Tree: 10.3/unstable
Thanks as always,
Jonathan
PS: There are only the same four lines for the following package,
fink-buildlock-rtf-parser-pm-1.09-1, but in my case at least,
apparently this didn't matter. I don't know if it's an error that
might matter for someone else, though.
The problem isn't localized to any particular package--var/dpkg/
status is prone to corruption, e.g if you interrupt dpkg:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/comp-general.php?phpLang=en#dpkg-
parse-error
--
Alexander Hansen
Fink Documentarian
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/
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