On 2/23/06, Bob Portmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > XCode 2.2.1 is nominally stable.  The problem you're having isn't in
> > Services.pm--that's just the part of fink that's reporting an issue
> > from elsewhere.
> >
> > The problem is with /var/tmp/tmp.3.P9RDTy, which is a temporarily
> > generated build script.  Those scripts are supposed to be executable.
> >
> > You can check that with "ls -l /var/tmp".
>
> I've managed to get some things installed but my problem remains.  I
> tried to install xxdiff which installs qt (and other stuff), but it
> ends on the same error (while installing qt3-3.3.5-26):
>
> Can't exec "/var/tmp/tmp.4.PP7f7A": Text file busy at
> /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 503.
> ### execution of /var/tmp/tmp.4.PP7f7A failed, exit code -1
>
> Here is a listing of the file:
> ls -lF /var/tmp/tmp.4.PP7f7A
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel  5900 Feb 22 18:29 /var/tmp/tmp.4.PP7f7A*
>
> so the file in /var/tmp is executable.  Does anyone know what exit code
> -1 is?  The error seems pretty random, sometimes occurring and
> sometimes not.  If I re-boot and redo the install it will usually work
> (that is how I've got to where I am, getting past two similar errors).
> Just logging out and back in again without the re-boot does not seem to
> work.  I guess I will continue like this until I get all the stuff I
> need installed, but it is unfortunate it is so flaky.
>
> Am I the only one who sees this?
>
> Bob
>

There have been isolated reports before, but nothing conclusive.  I've
forwarded a message  in this thread onto the list  that was sent to me
 (by mistake, I assume), which has some suggestions for things to look
for.

--
Alexander K. Hansen
Fink Documenter
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/


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