On 4/3/07, Guillaume Yziquel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Costabel a écrit : > > Guillaume Yziquel wrote: > > [] > >> > >> So, I've tried to make a package of usbutils. Can't claim to have met > >> big success. I got the following message: > > [] > >>> Param'etrage de fink-buildlock-usbutils-0.72-1 (2007.04.01-10.36.16) ... > >>> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at > >>> /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 496. > > > > What version of fink are you running, some 0.24.xx version? In 0.27.1 I > > don't see anything at that line 496 that could give an error message. If > > you try to build packages, you should first update to the latest fink > > version. Unless you are on MacOSX 10.2 or (*gasp*) still using the > > obsolete 10.4-transitional tree, your fink should be at least version > > 0.26.4. > > Indeed. Still using the 10.4 transitional tree. > > And in order to update, I have two option: > > 1) rm -R /sw/* and installing Fink from a disk image... > > 2) the script which gives me > > ibook-g4-de-guillaume:~/src/scripts-10.4-update-0.4 Yziquel$ ./update.pl > Password: > Can't locate Fink/Bootstrap.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > /System/Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level > /System/Library/Perl/5.8.6 > /Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.8.6 > /Library/Perl /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level > /Network/Library/Perl/5.8.6 /Network/Library/Perl > /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level > /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.6 /Library/Perl/5.8.1 .) at ./update.pl > line 36. > > which is sort of the same problem I had before. > > >> 1- How come fink is unable to see the perl distribution it installed? > > > > Combination of old fink and new sudo, as explained above. > > Is it again that ? > > >> 2- Could someone explain, or point to relevant links, on what this piece > >> of code is effectively doing? I would not want to fix this situation too > >> brutally. > > > > Just run "fink selfupdate". If you are in fact still using > > 10.4-transitional, then something more brutal is indeed on the menu. > > OK. Sad. > > Do you have any advice to give on whether to choose option 1) or option 2) ? > > Guillaume Yziquel. > >
Option 2) just needs a bit of help. The security updates for 10.4.9 broke it (and the "release manager" has been informed and plans to update it). However, you should be able to get it working if you use sudo env PERL5LIB=$PERL5LIB ./update.pl -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink User Liason and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
