RootMethod: su
Alessio
On 28/mar/2013, at 15:33, Alexander Hansen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks.  What is the value of the RootMethod field in /sw/etc/fink.conf ?
> 
> On 3/28/13 7:27 AM, Alessio Sarti wrote:
>> Dear all.
>> It seems that I can overcome this problem if instead of loggin as root and 
>> then running the fink commands, I execute fink trough sudo....
>> So:
>> sudo fink install perl5123-core
>> do the job
>> while
>> su -
>> followed by
>> fink install perl5123-core
>> is stuck....
>> alessio
>> 
>> On 28/mar/2013, at 15:11, Alexander Hansen <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 3/27/13 11:58 PM, Alessio Sarti wrote:
>>>> Dear all.
>>>> Yesterday I upgraded my OS to Mountain Lion.
>>>> Then I followed the instruction from the fink webpage:
>>>> -> fink reinstall fink
>>>> -> fink configure
>>>> (to check that the build's user was setup properly)
>>>> 
>>>> then i tried  a
>>>> fink selfupdate
>>>> and everything warked without errors.
>>>> 
>>>> Then I tried a
>>>> fink install perl5123-core
>>>> 
>>>> The package is downloaded but the tar process goes on forever...
>>>> 
>>>> [output]
>>>> canning package description files..........
>>>> Information about 7111 packages read in 2 seconds.
>>>> The package 'perl5123-core' will be built and installed.
>>>> Reading build dependency for perl5123-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading dependency for perl5123-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading dependency for perl5123-core-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading build dependency for perl5123-core-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading dependency for perl5123-core-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading runtime dependency for perl5123-core-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading build conflict for perl5123-5.12.3-2...
>>>> Reading build conflict for perl5123-core-5.12.3-2...
>>>> The following package will be installed or updated:
>>>>  perl5123-core
>>>> Setting runtime build-lock...
>>>> dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2 
>>>> /sw/src/fink.build
>>>> dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2' in 
>>>> `/sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2_2013.03.28-07.56.01_darwin-x86_64.deb'.
>>>> Installing build-lock package...
>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i 
>>>> /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2_2013.03.28-07.56.01_darwin-x86_64.deb
>>>> Selecting previously deselected package fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2.
>>>> (Reading database ... 178586 files and directories currently installed.)
>>>> Unpacking fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2 (from 
>>>> .../fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2_2013.03.28-07.56.01_darwin-x86_64.deb)
>>>>  ...
>>>> Setting up fink-buildlock-perl5123-5.12.3-2 (2013.03.28-07.56.01) ...
>>>> 
>>>> sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.Op3Bh
>>>> /sw/bin/tar  --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xvf 
>>>> /sw/src/perl-5.12.3.tar.gz
>>>> [output end]
>>>> 
>>>> I have tried to execute the command
>>>> /sw/bin/tar  --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions -xvf 
>>>> /sw/src/perl-5.12.3.tar.gz
>>>> from command line and it works without problems (as root)....
>>>> 
>>>> If I kill the process by ^C I see:
>>>> ^C
>>>> ### execution of /sw/bin/tar failed, exit code 2
>>>> 
>>>> So it really seems that fink is unable to use tar....
>>>> How can i fix this?
>>>> 
>>>> Alessio Sarti
>>>> 
>>>> "Rispondi... livato" (Da "L'uomo che non capiva troppo", 610, Lillo e Greg)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> This issue has been reported before, but I haven't been able to trigger it 
>>> on my own machines yet.
>>> 
>>> What method are you using to give fink root access?  su? 'su -'? sudo with 
>>> extra flags?  If you can let us know if you did anything special before the 
>>> "fink install" command that might help us isolate the problem more easily.
>>> 
>>> As a workaround, you can use "fink --no-build-as-nobody "
>>> --
>>> Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
>>> Fink User Liaison
>>> My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> Alessio Sarti
>> 
>> "Rispondi... livato" (Da "L'uomo che non capiva troppo", 610, Lillo e Greg)
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

Alessio Sarti

"Rispondi... livato" (Da "L'uomo che non capiva troppo", 610, Lillo e Greg)




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