On 12/12/06, Bob Portmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to rebuild my fink installation and cannot get past the > "update-all". I have a Quad PPC Mac running 10.4.8, XCode 2.3, Apple > X11 1.1.3. After moving my old /sw out of the way, I've done: > > 1. Installed using Fink-0.8.1-PowerPC-Installer.dmg > > 2. fink scanpackages; fink index; fink selfupdate (runs OK) > > 3. fink update-all (accepting all defaults) > > This does a bunch of stuff and ends with: > > (Reading database ... 4150 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace fink-prebinding 0.7.1-2 (using > .../fink-prebinding_0.7.1-1002_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement fink-prebinding ... > Setting up fink-prebinding (0.7.1-1002) ... > Reading buildlock packages... > Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies! > > Fink isn't sure how to install the above packages safely. You may be > able to fix things by running: > > fink scanpackages > apt-get update > apt-get install gettext-dev=0.10.40-25 gettext=0.10.40-25 > > Updating the list of locally available binary packages. > Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc > New package: > dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/cctools-extra_590.18-1002_darwin-powerpc.deb > New package: > dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/base/fink-prebinding_0.7.1-1002_darwin-powerpc.deb > Downloading the indexes of available packages in the binary > distribution. > /sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/crypto Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/main Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/main Release > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/crypto Packages > Hit http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/current/crypto Release > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > Failed: Fink::SysState: Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies > > 4. So I try what it suggests: > > 4a. fink scanpackages (runs fine) > > 4b. apt-get update > E: Could not open lock file /sw/var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 > Permission denied) > E: Unable to lock the list directory > > So I am stuck. Any idea how I can get fink installed? I also tried > starting over and using the unstable tree with the same result. > > Thanks, > Bob > >
The message probably should say to run sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gettext-dev=0.10.40-25 gettext=0.10.40-25 (basically anything you do with apt-get that involves the package database requires it to be run as the superuser) -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter (still) Got job? http://akhmac.blogdns.net/~hansen/akh_cv/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
