Thanks for all of the information. If you could post back with the results of running "printenv" after using "su -", that might be useful, too.
On 3/28/13 8:09 AM, Alessio Sarti wrote: > you are right, calling fink from my user prompt works... > So I'll do that... > The only thing that does not work is becoming root (su -) and then calling > fink directly... > thanks again for looking into this. > alessio > On 28/mar/2013, at 15:52, Alexander Hansen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks again. I'll see what I get out of my own 10.8 system. >> >> Since you have RootMethod set, you might check what happens if you just use >> "fink install " without using su or sudo first so that fink runs su itself. >> >> On 3/28/13 7:42 AM, Alessio Sarti wrote: >>> 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) >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Alessio Sarti > > "Rispondi... livato" (Da "L'uomo che non capiva troppo", 610, Lillo e Greg) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. 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