On 9/22/13 7:38 AM, jean-francois wrote: >> 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 >
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