On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:59:23 -0700, Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> wrote: On 7/6/12 1:49 PM, Derek Homeier wrote: > > Hi, > > > with Fink 0.33.3.1 on i386/10.5 trying to build libsigc++2-2.2.8 > fails with the following error > on creating the package, after the > actual build has succeeded: > > > Writing control file... > > Removing runtime build-lock... > > Removing build-lock package... > > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-libsigc++2-2.2.8-1002 > > (Reading database ... 243798 files and directories currently installed.) > > Removing fink-buildlock-libsigc++2-2.2.8-1002 ... > > Failed: Nested quantifiers in regex; marked by <-- HERE in > m/^/scratch.noindex/fink.build/root-libsigc++ <-- HERE 2-2.2.8-1002// > at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/PkgVersion.pm line 4431, <STDIN> line 1. > > > I've tried reinstalling perl and rebuilding fink, but to no avail > - any idea if this is a problem > with the fink database or what else > might be done to fix it? > > > Thanks, > > Derek > > > The line the error mentions has the following contents: > > $md5file =~ s/^$destdir\// /; > > I assume you have > > Buildpath: /scratch.noindex/fink.build > > set in fink.conf? I tried setting that but was unable to reproduce the > problem on 10.7. > > I'll see if I can reproduce the problem on 10.5.
Probably platform-independent but affects all packages with "+" in their name or version fields. It's a regex metachar but the perl line is expecting to match it as a literal string. See if my commit to master fixes it: https://github.com/fink/fink/commit/eedeb59f79616d281d0282e5808d6a14a6093739 dan -- Daniel Macks dma...@netspace.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
