Alexander Hansen wrote: > On 2/10/07, Noah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> OSX-10.4.8 >> fink - 0.5.4 >> >> why is this happening? >> >> >> updating all with fink commander fails with the following output: >> >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Validation of splitoffs failed. >> Can't resolve dependency "system-perl586" for package >> "intltool-0.35.4-101" >> (no matching packages/versions found) >> Exiting with failure. >> > > The version of the Fink distribution you have is way outdated for > 10.4--0.5.4 was a distro for 10.2 before gcc3.3 came out. Your "fink" > tool presumably doesn't know how to generate the system-perl586 > virtual package. > > Try using Binary->Update and Binary->dist-upgrade to upgrade to a > later Fink distro and fink tool. >
thanks Alexander, Binary->Update runs fine and announces "done" but the Binary->dist-upgrade is not working all too well. here is the output: --- snip --- Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 3 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. Setting up pango1-xft2 (1.6.0-1002) ... dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXft.2.dylib Referenced from: /sw/bin/pango-querymodules Reason: no suitable image found. Did find: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXft.2.dylib: mach-o, but wrong architecture /sw/sbin/update-pango-modules: line 15: 1079 Trace/BPT trap pango-querymodules >$TMPFILE /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing pango1-xft2 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 133 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gtk+2: gtk+2 depends on pango1-xft2 (>= 1.4.0-1); however: Package pango1-xft2 is not configured yet. /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing gtk+2 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ethereal: ethereal depends on gtk+2; however: Package gtk+2 is not configured yet. /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing ethereal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: pango1-xft2 gtk+2 ethereal E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ---- snip --- > The "validation of splitoffs failed" stuff is an overzealous warning > that is really intended for maintainers rather than users. Nothing > for you to do. > > I'm a bit perplexed, though, because you're somehow updating to the > intltool on 10.4/unstable, but you claim to be on the 0.5.4 > distribution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users