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[fink-core] Fwd: [Fink-users] Problems with Fink upgrade after Mac OS upgrade
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From: Alexander H. <ale...@gm...> - 2009-09-15 20:39:54
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re-redirecting to -core ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alexander Hansen <ale...@gm...> Date: Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [Fink-users] Problems with Fink upgrade after Mac OS upgrade To: fin...@li... Cc: nic...@se... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 monipol wrote: > (redirecting from -core to -users) > > Original post: > > I hope to reach the right people with my upgrade troubles. Just > wanted to let you know, that your instructions didn't work as expected. > I just upgraded to 10.6, installed the XCode tools, and went on to > follow your 4-step instructions, namely: > > add "NoAutoIndex: true" to /sw/etc/fink.conf > (fink index -f) > fink reinstall fink > fink update fink > fink install perl588-core > fink configure > > Unfortunately, "fink reinstall fink" did not work: > > construct:~ nicapicella$ fink reinstall fink > Information about 4392 packages read in 0 seconds. > The following package will be rebuilt: > fink > Setting runtime build-lock... > dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41 /sw/ > src/fink.build > dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41' in `/sw/src/ > fink.build/fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41_2009.09.13-22.33.36_darwin- > i386.deb'. > Installing build-lock package... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock- > fink-0.29.8-41_2009.09.13-22.33.36_darwin-i386.deb > Selecting previously deselected package fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41. > (Reading database ... 11734 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41 (from .../fink-buildlock- > fink-0.29.8-41_2009.09.13-22.33.36_darwin-i386.deb) ... > Setting up fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41 (2009.09.13-22.33.36) ... > gzip -dc /sw/src/fink-0.29.8.tar.gz | /sw/bin/tar -xf - --no-same- > owner --no-same-permissions > Use of uninitialized value $darwin_osx in numeric eq (==) at /sw/lib/ > perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1404. > Use of uninitialized value $darwin_osx in concatenation (.) or string > at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1404. > Argument "10.6" does not match the expected value of . Please run > `..." isn't numeric in exit at /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 1404. > Removing runtime build-lock... > Removing build-lock package... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41 > (Reading database ... 11735 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing fink-buildlock-fink-0.29.8-41 ... > > I then went on to modify /sw/etc/fink.conf in that I switched > "Distribution: 10.5" to "Distribution: 10.6" since I thought that > would do it. Unfortunately, it didn't. I'm no expert, but love to play > around so I decided to check out the mentioned "/sw/lib/perl5/Fink/ > Services.pm line 1404". I simply removed the problem-making "or"- > statement, played around and got my update. > As soon as I have more time, I plan to switch to 64-bit Fink, so my > "hack" isn't so bad for the time being for now, it just needs to > work. ;-) > > Regards and keep up the good work! > Nicola Apicella > > The instructions look to be incomplete. I think you need fink-0.29.9 to update from 10.5 to 10.6; and that's not available in the stable tree yet. - -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkquQn4ACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ9OXQCfafMK3/vF3wkOeZsmvm8ZjnKa bbEAmwa311d3OQNDnaf7QhsIrjbxTRYn =bGxc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter |