On 10/19/14, 2:01 PM, PNM wrote: > I tried updating my fink distribution holdover from Mavericks, and I get this > error: > > Failed: Can't call method "is_installed" on an undefined value at > /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/SelfUpdate.pm line 288. > > Alex had helped me a little to adapt the previous distribution for Yosemite, > but I probably screwed it up, but I thought I'd ask in case there is a simple > solution to this particular error. > > Payam > > __________ > "The police are around in large part to guarantee a peaceful digestion for > the rich" > ---William Sloane Coffin > >
The easiest solution is probably: get a list of your installed packages rename your old Fink tree bootstrap a new tree from fink-0.38.0 Use "sudo dpkg -i <list of relevant filenames filename>" to install from the .debs in your old Fink tree (if you kept them around). -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ 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