> Try to update dpkg again, perhaps, and try shutting down applications that > you don't need. A memory error at runtime doesn't immediately suggest a > problem with the _compiler_.
if i remove /sw/fink/10.8/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/dpkg_1.10.21-1238_darwin-x86_64.deb and try to update dpkg with 'fink update dpkg' i'm getting the exact same error than when trying to run 'fink selfupdate' it looks as if the error occurs when tarring the dpkg package : Writing md5sums file... dpkg-deb -b root-dpkg-1.10.21-1238 /sw/fink/10.8/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base dpkg-deb : construction du paquet « dpkg » dans « /sw/fink/10.8/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/dpkg_1.10.21-1238_darwin-x86_64.deb ». tar: mémoire épuisée tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now /sw/bin/dpkg-deb: le sous-processus tar -cf a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 2 ### execution of dpkg-deb failed, exit code 2 jean-francois donati ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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