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[Fink-users] Fink install error nmap-7.991-1 (Tahoe26.6.2, Sequoia last)

[<a_...@me...>]

ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/opt/sw/bin/ndiff'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.

make: *** [Makefile:381: install-ndiff] error 1
### execution of make failed, exit code 2
### execution of /tmp/fink.PZaSr failed, exit code 2
Removing runtime build-lock…

Package manager version: 0.45.99.git
Distribution version: selfupdate-git Wed Sep 16 10:32:12 2026, 15.0, x86_64
Trees: local/main stable/main local/injected
Xcode.app: 16.4
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Re: [Fink-users] setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1

[Derek H. <hom...@gm...>]

On 26 Jul 2026, at 1:46 pm, Robert Wyatt <chu...@gm...> wrote:
> 
>  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/dist.py", line 805, in _setuptools_commands
>    return metadata.distribution('setuptools').entry_points.names
> AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'names'
> 
> ERROR Backend subprocess exited when trying to invoke build_wheel
> 
> Package manager version: 0.45.99.git
> Distribution version: selfupdate-git Sun Jul 26 06:28:07 2026, 26.0, arm64
> Trees: local/main stable/main local/injected
> Xcode.app: 27.0
> Xcode command-line tools: 27.0.0.0.1784267383Max. Fink build jobs:  12
> 
Same here with stable Xcode, for both the py38 and py39 flavours:

Package manager version: 0.45.99.git
Distribution version: selfupdate-point (bootstrap), 26.0, arm64
Trees: local/main stable/main local/injected
Xcode.app: 26.6
Xcode command-line tools: 26.6.0.0.1781586589
Max. Fink build jobs:  4

I did get a (mostly) working build by adding 3.8 and 3.9 Types back to the 59.6.0 info file, but that
lead into other issues like importlib-metadata and pip calling for higher versions.
But then those Pythons have reached EOL for about 1 and 2 years…

Re: [Fink-users] Trying to build numpy

[Derek H. <hom...@gm...>]

On 1 Sep 2026, at 9:01 pm, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users <fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>> wrote:
> 
> I seem to be stuck in a rut.  I have a python library that I want to use that uses numpy.
> 
> However the TOML file requires some very specific versions of software.  Should I try to patch the toml file to allow different versions of setup tools?
> 
> Any other thoughts on trying to get that running?
> 
> Running from numpy source directory.
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/numpy-py310-1.22.1-2/numpy-1.22.1/setup.py", line 84, in <module>
>    raise RuntimeError(
> RuntimeError: Setuptools version is '82.0.0', version < '60.0.0' is required. See pyproject.toml
> ### execution of SHELL=/bin/sh failed, exit code 1
> ### execution of /tmp/fink.1YVij failed, exit code 1

Don’t know about your toml file, but for a py310 numpy version you might try my lingering PR
https://github.com/fink/fink-distributions/pull/883, just rebased and updated to the last 1.26 release.
This built with setuptools-tng 68.0 on Python 3.10 and higher versions, but I have to note that for
Python 3.8-3.9 68.0 would not build on Tahoe, so I could only hack a setuptools 59.6 installation to test with 3.9.

HTH
					Derek

Re: [Fink-users] Trying to build numpy

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

On Sep 2, 2026, at 18:34, fi...@sn... wrote:
> 
> On 2026-09-01 14:01, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users wrote:
>> I seem to be stuck in a rut.  I have a python library that I want to
>> use that uses numpy.
>> However the TOML file requires some very specific versions of
>> software.  Should I try to patch the toml file to allow different
>> versions of setup tools?
>> Any other thoughts on trying to get that running?
>>> Running from numpy source directory.
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> File
>>> "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/numpy-py310-1.22.1-2/numpy-1.22.1/setup.py",
>>> line 84, in <module>
>>> raise RuntimeError(
>>> RuntimeError: Setuptools version is '82.0.0', version < '60.0.0' is
>>> required. See pyproject.toml
> 
> Unfortunately, that's a problem of the numpy world. It feels like they always expect it to be run in a sandboxed virtual) environment just for it. We have v1.22.1 and v1.24.4 is the last version to support py38. But 1.24.4 still has `setuptools==59.2.0` and also has cython < 3, while we have 3.2
> 
> Possibilities:
> 1) edit setup.py to remove the maxiumum version requirement for setuptools and hope it works
> 2) try to update to 1.24.4 and work around any cython incompatibilities
> 3) more drastic: recreate setuptools-tng-v59.6.0 for py38-py310, BUT stash it in a hidden directory and have python find is using PYTHONPATH
> 
> Hanspeter

Thanks for the pointers.  I will try updating to 1.24.4 and see if that helps.

-Scott

Re: [Fink-users] Trying to build numpy

[<fi...@sn...>]

On 2026-09-01 14:01, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users wrote:
> I seem to be stuck in a rut.  I have a python library that I want to
> use that uses numpy.
> 
> However the TOML file requires some very specific versions of
> software.  Should I try to patch the toml file to allow different
> versions of setup tools?
> 
> Any other thoughts on trying to get that running?
> 
>> Running from numpy source directory.
>> 
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> 
>> File
>> "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/numpy-py310-1.22.1-2/numpy-1.22.1/setup.py",
>> line 84, in <module>
>> 
>> raise RuntimeError(
>> 
>> RuntimeError: Setuptools version is '82.0.0', version < '60.0.0' is
>> required. See pyproject.toml

Unfortunately, that's a problem of the numpy world. It feels like they 
always expect it to be run in a sandboxed virtual) environment just for 
it. We have v1.22.1 and v1.24.4 is the last version to support py38. But 
1.24.4 still has `setuptools==59.2.0` and also has cython < 3, while we 
have 3.2

Possibilities:
1) edit setup.py to remove the maxiumum version requirement for 
setuptools and hope it works
2) try to update to 1.24.4 and work around any cython incompatibilities
3) more drastic: recreate setuptools-tng-v59.6.0 for py38-py310, BUT 
stash it in a hidden directory and have python find is using PYTHONPATH

Hanspeter

[Fink-users] Trying to build numpy

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

I seem to be stuck in a rut.  I have a python library that I want to use that uses numpy.

However the TOML file requires some very specific versions of software.  Should I try to patch the toml file to allow different versions of setup tools?

Any other thoughts on trying to get that running?

Running from numpy source directory.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/numpy-py310-1.22.1-2/numpy-1.22.1/setup.py", line 84, in <module>
    raise RuntimeError(
RuntimeError: Setuptools version is '82.0.0', version < '60.0.0' is required. See pyproject.toml
### execution of SHELL=/bin/sh failed, exit code 1
### execution of /tmp/fink.1YVij failed, exit code 1

Scott

Re: [Fink-users] libapr does not download

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

> On Aug 19, 2026, at 9:07 PM, fi...@sn... wrote:
> 
> On 2026-08-19 15:32, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users wrote:
>> Folks,
>> It seems that I can’t build svn since libapr can’t fetch the
>> source.
>>> curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.45.99.git' -O
>>> http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/apr-util-1.6.3.tar.bz2
>> Returns as not found.  I assume the source version is too old to be
>> archived.  I was trying to build svn to test a patch to libemf
>> suggested by upstream that needs testing on macOS (arm and regular
>> flavor).  I can try updating version but my local directory is getting
>> overburdened and I am running out of time to build new packages so I
>> am hoping someone has already run into this and has a tested patch?
>> And since it is tied to Apache mirrors there is no master fink-dist
>> that I can see.
> 
> It's apr-util, not apr. Regardless, I had an copy of the tarball floating around and uploaded it to SF, and edited the .info to point to that.
> 
> Hanspeter


Thanks, yes libaprutil was my issue.   I think that works but now the next step is that subversion does not download.  I think that version 1.14.5 is the latest in that Apache repository.
curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.45.99.git' -O http://www.apache.org/dist/subversion/subversion-1.14.0.tar.bz2
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed  Time    Time    Time   Current
                                 Dload  Upload  Total   Spent   Left   Speed
  0      0   0      0   0      0      0      0                              0
100    273 100    273   0      0   1138      0                              0
  0      0   0      0   0      0      0      0                              0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404

That’s it for tonight.  I think there is source at the Apache Archive directory, https://archive.apache.org/dist
I think there is a copy of apr-util there as well.  Everything that uses an apache mirror should also look in the archive so things will gracefully age out?

-Scott

Re: [Fink-users] libapr does not download

[<fi...@sn...>]

On 2026-08-19 15:32, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> It seems that I can’t build svn since libapr can’t fetch the
> source.
> 
>> curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.45.99.git' -O
>> http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/apr-util-1.6.3.tar.bz2
> 
> Returns as not found.  I assume the source version is too old to be
> archived.  I was trying to build svn to test a patch to libemf
> suggested by upstream that needs testing on macOS (arm and regular
> flavor).  I can try updating version but my local directory is getting
> overburdened and I am running out of time to build new packages so I
> am hoping someone has already run into this and has a tested patch?
> 
> And since it is tied to Apache mirrors there is no master fink-dist
> that I can see.

It's apr-util, not apr. Regardless, I had an copy of the tarball 
floating around and uploaded it to SF, and edited the .info to point to 
that.

Hanspeter

[Fink-users] libapr does not download

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

Folks,

It seems that I can’t build svn since libapr can’t fetch the source. 
curl --connect-timeout 30 -f -L -A 'fink/0.45.99.git' -O http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/apr-util-1.6.3.tar.bz2

Returns as not found.  I assume the source version is too old to be archived.  I was trying to build svn to test a patch to libemf suggested by upstream that needs testing on macOS (arm and regular flavor).  I can try updating version but my local directory is getting overburdened and I am running out of time to build new packages so I am hoping someone has already run into this and has a tested patch?

And since it is tied to Apache mirrors there is no master fink-dist that I can see.

-Scott

[Fink-users] setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1

[Robert W. <chu...@gm...>]

Hello fink folks!

I’m running beta OS software, but I don’t think that’s the root of this problem. I’m not a python guru, but my meager understanding is that python lists don’t have a names attribute. Happy to test solutions locally.

Thanks in advance!
Robert


setuptools-68.0.0/tox.ini
sudo -u fink-bld [ENV] sh -c /tmp/fink.S9792
PYTHONPATH=/opt/sw/share/bootstrap-modules-python38 /opt/sw/bin/python3.8 -m build --wheel --no-isolation --skip-dependency-check
* Building wheel...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/sw/share/bootstrap-modules-python38/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 389, in <module>
    main()
  File "/opt/sw/share/bootstrap-modules-python38/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 373, in main
    json_out["return_val"] = hook(**hook_input["kwargs"])
  File "/opt/sw/share/bootstrap-modules-python38/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 280, in build_wheel
    return _build_backend().build_wheel(
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 416, in build_wheel
    return self._build_with_temp_dir(['bdist_wheel'], '.whl',
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 401, in _build_with_temp_dir
    self.run_setup()
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 338, in run_setup
    exec(code, locals())
  File "<string>", line 87, in <module>
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/__init__.py", line 107, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 159, in setup
    dist.parse_config_files()
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/dist.py", line 892, in parse_config_files
    self._parse_config_files(filenames=inifiles)
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/dist.py", line 745, in _parse_config_files
    opt = self.warn_dash_deprecation(opt, section)
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/dist.py", line 781, in warn_dash_deprecation
    self._setuptools_commands(),
  File "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/setuptools-tng-py38-68.0.0-1/setuptools-68.0.0/setuptools/dist.py", line 805, in _setuptools_commands
    return metadata.distribution('setuptools').entry_points.names
AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'names'

ERROR Backend subprocess exited when trying to invoke build_wheel

Package manager version: 0.45.99.git
Distribution version: selfupdate-git Sun Jul 26 06:28:07 2026, 26.0, arm64
Trees: local/main stable/main local/injected
Xcode.app: 27.0
Xcode command-line tools: 27.0.0.0.1784267383
Max. Fink build jobs:  12

[Fink-users] Fink graphicsmagick1322-dev, etc failed (Sequoia15.7.7)

[<a_...@me...>]

$ fink install graphicsmagick1322-dev

Fink isn't sure how to install the above packages safely. You may be able to
fix things by running:

  fink scanpackages
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install graphicsmagick1322-dev=1:1.3.47-2
graphicsmagick1322-shlibs=1:1.3.47-2

Updating the list of locally available binary packages.
Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64
New package: dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/graphicsmagick1322-dev_1.3.47-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
New package: dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/graphicsmagick_1.3.47-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
New package: dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/graphicsmagick1322-shlibs_1.3.47-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
New package: dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat_1.3.47-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
Failed: Fink::SysState: Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies

## Actually above “New packages” have not been installed.

$ fink scanpackages
Updating the list of locally available binary packages.
Scanning dists/local/main/binary-darwin-x86_64
Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64
Scanning dists/local/injected/binary-darwin-x86_64

$ sudo apt-get update
sudo: apt-get: command not found

# graphicsmagick** have not been installed for long time, as well-known.

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 8

[<a_...@me...>]

After sending last mail and happened to have tried fink selfupdate-git, then started installing(basic files).
Restart ./bootstrap.pl ended succsess.


> 2026/07/21 13:04、a_...@me...:
> 
>> "Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>”
> 
> High Sierra (older!) cannot open “github”, then I guess this message appears (not directly DNS)   
> 
> I reinstalled fink-0.45.6 and encountered the same errors on fink selfupdate-git (see "first-trial")
> 
> error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
> 	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
> Please move or remove them before you merge.
> Aborting
> ### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
> Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.
> 
> (Note) /sw2/fink/10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/base — no sound/..
> 
> sound/portaudio2.patch shall be add from somewhere ??  
> 
> In the previously existed (now non Fink) /sw/fink/10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
> 
>> 2026/07/20 23:39、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>:
> 

Re: [Fink-users] update of mysql-unified failure

[Daniel M. <dm...@ne...>]

 





On Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:33:39 -0400, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users <fin...@li...> wrote:

>>
>>
>> > On Jul 18, 2026, at 5:58 AM, Daniel Macks wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:49:47 -0400, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users wrote:
>> >
>> >>> Luigi, Hanspeter,
>> >>>> On Jul 8, 2026, at 6:50 AM, Hanspeter Niederstrasser wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>>> On Jun 29, 2026, at 05:40, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti
>> >>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Why is 'libndbclient.a' missing? Is it a problem with the 'old'
>> >>>>>>> Mojave system?
>> >>>>>>> Am I the only one that gets this?
>> >>>>>>> Thanks and best regards, Luigi Zanotti
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I haven’t installed mysql on even a recent macOS, but in doing a web
>> >>>>>> search on ‘libndb’ I find that is primarily for compatibility with
>> >>>>>> Plan 9 operating systems. I am not sure why it is being required.
>> >>>>>> Perhaps a configuration option needs to be tweaked? Is the source
>> >>>>>> code of libndb included in the mysql bundle that is downloaded?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Another option is that fink is building libndb as a dynamic library
>> >>>>>> instead of a static one. Use the -k option to check if the library
>> >>>>>> exists as a dynamic library in the build folder. It looks like that
>> >>>>>> library should be part of the build.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> “In summary, libndb serves as a crucial tool for developers working
>> >>>>>> within the Plan 9 operating system, enabling them to manage databases
>> >>>>>> efficiently and effectively.”
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 7/5/26 3:39 AM, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti wrote:
>> >>>>> Hello Scott,
>> >>>>> after reading your considerations and suggestions I decided to leave my lazyness and have a look into the build files.
>> >>>>> So I discovered that the issue isn't the libndbclient.a missing, but the folder /.libs/ missing, (see the message below)
>> >>>>> clang: error: no such file or directory: '../ndb/src/.libs/libndbclient.a'
>> >>>>> I then took the hazard of creating the /.libs/ and putting in it the library libndbclient.a taken from a previous mysql installation (2021); the result was that, after trials and errors due to 'bad permisssion' to be modified, I got a successful build, and new .deb files.
>> >>>>> Curiously, the libndbclient.a, that was required at the time of the error, is wiped out at further stages of the build, that I tried to follow in its evolution.
>> >>>>> I'm glad, but the point is that I found a therapy for my case, but wasn't able to find where the illness is starting from.
>> >>>>> Maybe it's a special issue for Mojave systems; unfortunately, when I sent the first message, I put in Cc the maintainer and got an 'invalid address' answer.
>> >>>>> Maybe you, that surely know how fink's tasks are assigned, can bring the issue to the attention of somebody else.
>> >>>>> Thank you so much for your help; best regards L. Z.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I also have 10.14, but had no problems building mysql-unified. There are two likely reasons why libndbclient.a was not found/built:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 1) It failed to build earlier in the build process, but the process didn't completely stop until it was required elsewhere, or
>> >>>> 2) the configure step is missing a dependency, which makes it decide to not build the NDB client library, but then doesn't propagate that it's not used to where it might be needed.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For (1), check earlier in your build log if there's another error. Searching for the string 'error:' is usually enough.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For (2), check the configure parts of the build process to see if NDB features are discovered.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I see this where it worked:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> checking for csv storage engine... yes
>> >>>> checking for blackhole storage engine... yes
>> >>>> checking for NDB Cluster... Using NDB Cluster
>> >>>> could not find sci transporter in /{include, lib}
>> >>>> checking for NDB Cluster options...
>> >>>> -- not including ndbapi test programs
>> >>>> -- not including ndbapi and mgmapi documentation
>> >>>> done.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hanspeter
>> >>>
>> >>> It has been awhile, but I finally got around to attempting a build of mysql-unified on MacOS 26.5/Intel. I get to a different error since the compiler is pickier. But I am guessing that this is part of the build of libndbclient? The Makefile has the lbindbclient.a mentioned but no rule to build it.
>> >>>
>> >>> -Scott
>> >>>
>> >>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:696:10: warning: variable 'ret' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>> >>> 696 | bool ret = true;
>> >>> | ^
>> >>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: error: non-constant-expression cannot be narrowed from type 'int' to 'Uint32' (aka 'unsigned int') in initializer list [-Wc++11-narrowing]
>> >>> 1191 | Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
>> >>> | ^~~~
>> >>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: note: insert an explicit cast to silence this issue
>> >>> 1191 | Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
>> >>> | ^~~~
>> >>> | static_cast( )
>> >>> 13 warnings and 1 error generated. >> _______________________________________________
>> >
>> > That's the same result and as far as I was able to push mysql-client on 26.0/ARM a few weeks ago before I gave up. This package is a fairly old version, not easily diff'able vs current upstream such as it is.
>> >
>> > Regarding manually looking through Makefile recipes,".a" files are often called ".la" files when libtool is used as part of the autotools toolchain.
>> >
>> > dan
>>
>> Well, I can patch the source to add a cast on line 1191 of NdbScanOperation.cpp
>> Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue }; -> Uint32 buf[2] = { static_cast(type), ahValue };
>> But I think I will just run into many many more tweaks to bring the source up to modern requirements. And since fink quits on the first error this could be a long iterative process.
>>
>> Probably “type” should have been declared as a Uint32 originally, thus avoiding the cast?

Per upstream it's all sorts of tangle, and I don't pretend to understand it:(

dan
 

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 8

[<a_...@me...>]

> "Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>”

High Sierra (older!) cannot open “github”, then I guess this message appears (not directly DNS)   

I reinstalled fink-0.45.6 and encountered the same errors on fink selfupdate-git (see "first-trial")

error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
Please move or remove them before you merge.
Aborting
### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.

(Note) /sw2/fink/10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/base — no sound/..

sound/portaudio2.patch shall be add from somewhere ??  

In the previously existed (now non Fink) /sw/fink/10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch

> 2026/07/20 23:39、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>:

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 8

[<a_...@me...>]

> "Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>”

High Sierra (older!) cannot open “github”, then I guess this message appears (not directly DNS)   

I reinstalled fink-0.45.6 and encountered the same errors on fink selfupdate-git (see "first-trial")

error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
Please move or remove them before you merge.
Aborting
### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.

(Note) /sw2/fink/10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/base — no sound/..

sound/portaudio2.patch shall be add from somewhere ??  

In the previously existed (now non Fink) /sw/fink/10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch

What is the next step?


> 2026/07/20 23:39、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>:
> 
> Dear a_sk,
> 
> Well you didn’t really follow my advice so what do you want me to do about this?  Repeat my suggestion again?
> 
> Did you read the error?  "Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>”
> 
> 1. Read and try to interpret the error messages returned before just asking someone for help.  As a faculty member, I am used to helping those who attempt to solve things on their own.  Otherwise, you should hire a tech support person if you just want to not bother with the details at all.
> 
> 2, So your system has a DNS error.  This is not a problem with fink or git, but your networking error.  Fix your network first as the error message says
> 
> 3. Use fink to do a selfupdate rater than issuing your git commands individually.
> 
> 4. Not sure what the aikos wrapper does here and could be responsible for the issue.  That is certainly non-standard for most users of fink.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> 
>> On Jul 20, 2026, at 04:22, a_...@me... wrote:
>> 
>> I did revert data to past by TimeMachine.  But it was unsuccesful (see 2nd trial)
>> 
>> (2nd trial - current /sw files reverted to the past /sw-original files deleted)
>> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
>> fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/fink/fink-distributions.git/': <https://github.com/fink/fink-distributions.git/':> Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>
>> ### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 128
>> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
>> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
>> Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.
>> 
>> (1st trial - portaudio2.patch??)
>> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
>> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
>> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
>> error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
>> 	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
>> Please move or remove them before you merge.
>> Aborting
>> ### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
>> Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.
>> 
>> 
>>> 2026/07/20 14:54、fin...@li...:
>>> 
>>>   1. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (a_...@me...)
>>>   2. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (Scott Hannahs)
>>>   3. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (a_...@me...)
>>> Sent: a_...@me...
>>> Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7Date
>>> : 2026年7月20日 11:24:07 JST
>>> To: fin...@li...
>>> CC: Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>, a_...@me...
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>>> 
>>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>>> 
>>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>>> 
>>>> -Scott
>>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Fink-users mailing list
>>> Fin...@li... <mailto:Fin...@li...>
>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 差出人: Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>
>>> 件名: Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7
>>> 日付: 2026年7月20日 12:19:08 JST
>>> 宛先: a_...@me...
>>> CC: fin...@li...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
>>> 
>>> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
>>> 
>>> -Scott
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>>>> 
>>>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>>>> 
>>>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -Scott
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent: a_...@me...
>>> Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7Date
>>> : 2026年7月20日 14:15:47 JSTTo
>>> : Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>
>>> CC: fin...@li..., a_...@me...
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  In said Mac done by selfupdate-git,
>>> $which port2audio   no response 
>>>  In my current sequoia Mac,
>>> $which port2andudio  port2audio not found
>>> 
>>> Any way I guess I have never installed port2audio.
>>> 
>>> In current Mac, (Fink files)
>>> /opt/sw]$ ls
>>> Applications/  etc/   fink.old/  lib/	   opt/   share/  var/
>>> bin/	       fink/  include/	 Library/  sbin/  src/
>>> 
>>> In said Mac, similar folders are.
>>> 
>>> In TimeMachine /św (Fink files) folders exist.  (Current Time Machine, there is no /sw and /opt/sw no Fink related files)
>>> May I replace /sw by TimeMachine files,, How can I replace it safely, all by piecewisely ??
>>> 
>>> Former /św is currently /opt/sw (TimeMachine /św exist, but current one no)
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 2026/07/20 12:19、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>のメール:
>>>> 
>>>> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
>>>> 
>>>> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
>>>> 
>>>> -Scott
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>>>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>>>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>>>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>>>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Scott
> 

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 8

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

Dear a_sk,

Well you didn’t really follow my advice so what do you want me to do about this?  Repeat my suggestion again?

Did you read the error?  "Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>”

1. Read and try to interpret the error messages returned before just asking someone for help.  As a faculty member, I am used to helping those who attempt to solve things on their own.  Otherwise, you should hire a tech support person if you just want to not bother with the details at all.

2, So your system has a DNS error.  This is not a problem with fink or git, but your networking error.  Fix your network first as the error message says

3. Use fink to do a selfupdate rater than issuing your git commands individually.

4. Not sure what the aikos wrapper does here and could be responsible for the issue.  That is certainly non-standard for most users of fink.

-Scott


> On Jul 20, 2026, at 04:22, a_...@me... wrote:
> 
> I did revert data to past by TimeMachine.  But it was unsuccesful (see 2nd trial)
> 
> (2nd trial - current /sw files reverted to the past /sw-original files deleted)
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
> fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/fink/fink-distributions.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>
> ### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 128
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
> Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.
> 
> (1st trial - portaudio2.patch??)
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
> error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
> 	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
> Please move or remove them before you merge.
> Aborting
> ### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
> Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.
> 
> 
>> 2026/07/20 14:54、fin...@li...:
>> 
>>   1. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (a_...@me...)
>>   2. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (Scott Hannahs)
>>   3. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (a_...@me...)
>> Sent: a_...@me...
>> Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7Date
>> : 2026年7月20日 11:24:07 JST
>> To: fin...@li...
>> CC: Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>, a_...@me...
>> 
>> 
>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>> 
>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>> 
>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>> 
>>> -Scott
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Fink-users mailing list
>> Fin...@li... <mailto:Fin...@li...>
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 差出人: Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>
>> 件名: Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7
>> 日付: 2026年7月20日 12:19:08 JST
>> 宛先: a_...@me...
>> CC: fin...@li...
>> 
>> 
>> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
>> 
>> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
>> 
>> -Scott
>> 
>>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>>> 
>>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>>> 
>>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>>> 
>>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>>> 
>>>> -Scott
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent: a_...@me...
>> Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7Date
>> : 2026年7月20日 14:15:47 JSTTo
>> : Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>
>> CC: fin...@li..., a_...@me...
>> 
>> 
>>  In said Mac done by selfupdate-git,
>> $which port2audio   no response 
>>  In my current sequoia Mac,
>> $which port2andudio  port2audio not found
>> 
>> Any way I guess I have never installed port2audio.
>> 
>> In current Mac, (Fink files)
>> /opt/sw]$ ls
>> Applications/  etc/   fink.old/  lib/	   opt/   share/  var/
>> bin/	       fink/  include/	 Library/  sbin/  src/
>> 
>> In said Mac, similar folders are.
>> 
>> In TimeMachine /św (Fink files) folders exist.  (Current Time Machine, there is no /sw and /opt/sw no Fink related files)
>> May I replace /sw by TimeMachine files,, How can I replace it safely, all by piecewisely ??
>> 
>> Former /św is currently /opt/sw (TimeMachine /św exist, but current one no)
>> 
>> 
>>> 2026/07/20 12:19、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>のメール:
>>> 
>>> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
>>> 
>>> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
>>> 
>>> -Scott
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>>>> 
>>>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>>>> 
>>>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -Scott

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 8

[<a_...@me...>]

I did revert data to past by TimeMachine.  But it was unsuccesful (see 2nd trial)

(2nd trial - current /sw files reverted to the past /sw-original files deleted)
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/fink/fink-distributions.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com <http://github.com/>
### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 128
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.

(1st trial - portaudio2.patch??)
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
Please move or remove them before you merge.
Aborting
### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.


> 2026/07/20 14:54、fin...@li...:
> 
>   1. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (a_...@me...)
>   2. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (Scott Hannahs)
>   3. Re: Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7 (a_...@me...)
> Sent: a_...@me...
> Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7Date
> : 2026年7月20日 11:24:07 JST
> To: fin...@li...
> CC: Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>, a_...@me...
> 
> 
>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
> 
> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
> 
>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>> 
>> 
>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>> 
>> -Scott
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> Fink-users mailing list
> Fin...@li... <mailto:Fin...@li...>
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
> 
> 
> 
> 差出人: Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>
> 件名: Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7
> 日付: 2026年7月20日 12:19:08 JST
> 宛先: a_...@me...
> CC: fin...@li...
> 
> 
> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
> 
> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
> 
> -Scott
> 
>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>> 
>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>> 
>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>> 
>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>> 
>>> -Scott
> 
> 
> 
> Sent: a_...@me...
> Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7Date
> : 2026年7月20日 14:15:47 JSTTo
> : Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>
> CC: fin...@li..., a_...@me...
> 
> 
>  In said Mac done by selfupdate-git,
> $which port2audio   no response 
>  In my current sequoia Mac,
> $which port2andudio  port2audio not found
> 
> Any way I guess I have never installed port2audio.
> 
> In current Mac, (Fink files)
> /opt/sw]$ ls
> Applications/  etc/   fink.old/  lib/	   opt/   share/  var/
> bin/	       fink/  include/	 Library/  sbin/  src/
> 
> In said Mac, similar folders are.
> 
> In TimeMachine /św (Fink files) folders exist.  (Current Time Machine, there is no /sw and /opt/sw no Fink related files)
> May I replace /sw by TimeMachine files,, How can I replace it safely, all by piecewisely ??
> 
> Former /św is currently /opt/sw (TimeMachine /św exist, but current one no)
> 
> 
>> 2026/07/20 12:19、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>のメール:
>> 
>> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
>> 
>> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
>> 
>> -Scott
>> 
>>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>>> 
>>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>>> 
>>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>>> 
>>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>>> 
>>>> -Scott
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Fink-users mailing list
> Fin...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7

[<a_...@me...>]

 In said Mac done by selfupdate-git,
$which port2audio   no response 
 In my current sequoia Mac,
$which port2andudio  port2audio not found

Any way I guess I have never installed port2audio.

In current Mac, (Fink files)
/opt/sw]$ ls
Applications/  etc/   fink.old/  lib/	   opt/   share/  var/
bin/	       fink/  include/	 Library/  sbin/  src/

In said Mac, similar folders are.

In TimeMachine /św (Fink files) folders exist.  (Current Time Machine, there is no /sw and /opt/sw no Fink related files)
May I replace /sw by TimeMachine files,, How can I replace it safely, all by piecewisely ??

Former /św is currently /opt/sw (TimeMachine /św exist, but current one no)


> 2026/07/20 12:19、Scott Hannahs <sha...@us...>のメール:
> 
> Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.
> 
> I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?
> 
> -Scott
> 
>> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
>> 
>>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
>> 
>> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
>> 
>>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>>> 
>>> -Scott
> 

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

Well that is a file used if you installed port2audio package.  My guess is that it is left over after an upgrade from some previous installation or something.  I suggest you delete the file and try again which is what git is telling you.

I don’t thing Time Machine backs up /opt directory where fink stores things so that may not be much help.  But YMMV.  You can check your backups if it matters.  Did you restore a backup lately?

-Scott

> On Jul 19, 2026, at 22:24, a_...@me... wrote:
> 
>> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.
> 
> Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )
> 
>> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
>> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
>> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
>> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
>> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
>> 
>> 
>> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
>> 
>> -Scott

Re: [Fink-users] Fink-users Digest, Vol 238, Issue 7

[<a_...@me...>]

> portaudio2.patch   — I am afraid I have no idea what it is.

Alternatively (looks much easy for novice) I have TimeMachine data(all data have been kept — older one disappeared).  Such errors just appeared very recently (day before yesterday!!).  What portions there shall be replaced?   In high Sierra, I think almost all system files are stored (recent Mac OS, not )

> 2026/07/19 7:11、fin...@li...:
> Scott Hannahs <sha...@us... <mailto:sha...@us...>>
> Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)
> To: a_...@me... <mailto:a_...@me...>
> CC: fin...@li... <mailto:fin...@li...>
> 
> 
> For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.
> 
> -Scott
> 
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Re: [Fink-users] update of mysql-unified failure

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

> On Jul 18, 2026, at 5:58 AM, Daniel Macks <dm...@ne...> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:49:47 -0400, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users <fin...@li...> wrote:
> 
>>> Luigi, Hanspeter,
>>>> On Jul 8, 2026, at 6:50 AM, Hanspeter Niederstrasser wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jun 29, 2026, at 05:40, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Why is 'libndbclient.a' missing? Is it a problem with the 'old'
>>>>>>> Mojave system?
>>>>>>> Am I the only one that gets this?
>>>>>>> Thanks and best regards, Luigi Zanotti
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I haven’t installed mysql on even a recent macOS, but in doing a web
>>>>>> search on ‘libndb’ I find that is primarily for compatibility with
>>>>>> Plan 9 operating systems. I am not sure why it is being required.
>>>>>> Perhaps a configuration option needs to be tweaked? Is the source
>>>>>> code of libndb included in the mysql bundle that is downloaded?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Another option is that fink is building libndb as a dynamic library
>>>>>> instead of a static one. Use the -k option to check if the library
>>>>>> exists as a dynamic library in the build folder. It looks like that
>>>>>> library should be part of the build.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> “In summary, libndb serves as a crucial tool for developers working
>>>>>> within the Plan 9 operating system, enabling them to manage databases
>>>>>> efficiently and effectively.”
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/5/26 3:39 AM, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti wrote:
>>>>> Hello Scott,
>>>>> after reading your considerations and suggestions I decided to leave my lazyness and have a look into the build files.
>>>>> So I discovered that the issue isn't the libndbclient.a missing, but the folder /.libs/ missing, (see the message below)
>>>>> clang: error: no such file or directory: '../ndb/src/.libs/libndbclient.a'
>>>>> I then took the hazard of creating the /.libs/ and putting in it the library libndbclient.a taken from a previous mysql installation (2021); the result was that, after trials and errors due to 'bad permisssion' to be modified, I got a successful build, and new .deb files.
>>>>> Curiously, the libndbclient.a, that was required at the time of the error, is wiped out at further stages of the build, that I tried to follow in its evolution.
>>>>> I'm glad, but the point is that I found a therapy for my case, but wasn't able to find where the illness is starting from.
>>>>> Maybe it's a special issue for Mojave systems; unfortunately, when I sent the first message, I put in Cc the maintainer and got an 'invalid address' answer.
>>>>> Maybe you, that surely know how fink's tasks are assigned, can bring the issue to the attention of somebody else.
>>>>> Thank you so much for your help; best regards L. Z.
>>>> 
>>>> I also have 10.14, but had no problems building mysql-unified. There are two likely reasons why libndbclient.a was not found/built:
>>>> 
>>>> 1) It failed to build earlier in the build process, but the process didn't completely stop until it was required elsewhere, or
>>>> 2) the configure step is missing a dependency, which makes it decide to not build the NDB client library, but then doesn't propagate that it's not used to where it might be needed.
>>>> 
>>>> For (1), check earlier in your build log if there's another error. Searching for the string 'error:' is usually enough.
>>>> 
>>>> For (2), check the configure parts of the build process to see if NDB features are discovered.
>>>> 
>>>> I see this where it worked:
>>>> 
>>>> checking for csv storage engine... yes
>>>> checking for blackhole storage engine... yes
>>>> checking for NDB Cluster... Using NDB Cluster
>>>> could not find sci transporter in /{include, lib}
>>>> checking for NDB Cluster options...
>>>> -- not including ndbapi test programs
>>>> -- not including ndbapi and mgmapi documentation
>>>> done.
>>>> 
>>>> Hanspeter
>>> 
>>> It has been awhile, but I finally got around to attempting a build of mysql-unified on MacOS 26.5/Intel. I get to a different error since the compiler is pickier. But I am guessing that this is part of the build of libndbclient? The Makefile has the lbindbclient.a mentioned but no rule to build it.
>>> 
>>> -Scott
>>> 
>>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:696:10: warning: variable 'ret' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>>> 696 | bool ret = true;
>>> | ^
>>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: error: non-constant-expression cannot be narrowed from type 'int' to 'Uint32' (aka 'unsigned int') in initializer list [-Wc++11-narrowing]
>>> 1191 | Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
>>> | ^~~~
>>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: note: insert an explicit cast to silence this issue
>>> 1191 | Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
>>> | ^~~~
>>> | static_cast( )
>>> 13 warnings and 1 error generated. >> _______________________________________________
> 
> That's the same result and as far as I was able to push mysql-client on 26.0/ARM a few weeks ago before I gave up. This package is a fairly old version, not easily diff'able vs current upstream such as it is.
> 
> Regarding manually looking through Makefile recipes,".a" files are often called ".la" files when libtool is used as part of the autotools toolchain.
> 
> dan

Well, I can patch the source to add a cast on line 1191 of NdbScanOperation.cpp
Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue }; ->  Uint32 buf[2] = { static_cast<Uint32>(type), ahValue };
But I think I will just run into many many more tweaks to bring the source up to modern requirements.  And since fink quits on the first error this could be a long iterative process.

Probably “type” should have been declared as a Uint32 originally, thus avoiding the cast?

-Scott

Re: [Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

For some reason it thinks that portaudio2.patch has been modified outside of git.  For whatever reason, I would try moving it to your desktop and then attempting to do another self update.

-Scott

> On Jul 16, 2026, at 9:55 PM, a_sk--- via Fink-users <fin...@li...> wrote:
> 
> 'fink selfupdate-cvs' or 'fink selfupdate --method=rsync' if you are changing your update method. 
> 
> 
> I will now run the git command to retrieve the latest package descriptions. The 'su' command will be used to run the git
> command as the user 'akios'. After that, the core packages will be updated right away; you should then update the other
> packages using commands like 'fink update-all'.
> 
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
> /usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
> error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
> 	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
> Please move or remove them before you merge.
> Aborting
> ### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
> Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.
> 
> So far, there were never such errors (on this mac OS) How can we do to cope with it for novice..

Re: [Fink-users] update of mysql-unified failure

[Daniel M. <dm...@ne...>]

On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:49:47 -0400, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users <fin...@li...> wrote:

>> Luigi, Hanspeter,
>> > On Jul 8, 2026, at 6:50 AM, Hanspeter Niederstrasser wrote:
>> >
>> > >>> On Jun 29, 2026, at 05:40, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti
>> > >>> > wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Why is 'libndbclient.a' missing? Is it a problem with the 'old'
>> > >>> Mojave system?
>> > >>> Am I the only one that gets this?
>> > >>> Thanks and best regards, Luigi Zanotti
>> > >>>
>> > >>
>> > >> I haven’t installed mysql on even a recent macOS, but in doing a web
>> > >> search on ‘libndb’ I find that is primarily for compatibility with
>> > >> Plan 9 operating systems. I am not sure why it is being required.
>> > >> Perhaps a configuration option needs to be tweaked? Is the source
>> > >> code of libndb included in the mysql bundle that is downloaded?
>> > >>
>> > >> Another option is that fink is building libndb as a dynamic library
>> > >> instead of a static one. Use the -k option to check if the library
>> > >> exists as a dynamic library in the build folder. It looks like that
>> > >> library should be part of the build.
>> > >>
>> > >> “In summary, libndb serves as a crucial tool for developers working
>> > >> within the Plan 9 operating system, enabling them to manage databases
>> > >> efficiently and effectively.”
>> >
>> > On 7/5/26 3:39 AM, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti wrote:
>> >> Hello Scott,
>> >> after reading your considerations and suggestions I decided to leave my lazyness and have a look into the build files.
>> >> So I discovered that the issue isn't the libndbclient.a missing, but the folder /.libs/ missing, (see the message below)
>> >> clang: error: no such file or directory: '../ndb/src/.libs/libndbclient.a'
>> >> I then took the hazard of creating the /.libs/ and putting in it the library libndbclient.a taken from a previous mysql installation (2021); the result was that, after trials and errors due to 'bad permisssion' to be modified, I got a successful build, and new .deb files.
>> >> Curiously, the libndbclient.a, that was required at the time of the error, is wiped out at further stages of the build, that I tried to follow in its evolution.
>> >> I'm glad, but the point is that I found a therapy for my case, but wasn't able to find where the illness is starting from.
>> >> Maybe it's a special issue for Mojave systems; unfortunately, when I sent the first message, I put in Cc the maintainer and got an 'invalid address' answer.
>> >> Maybe you, that surely know how fink's tasks are assigned, can bring the issue to the attention of somebody else.
>> >> Thank you so much for your help; best regards L. Z.
>> >
>> > I also have 10.14, but had no problems building mysql-unified. There are two likely reasons why libndbclient.a was not found/built:
>> >
>> > 1) It failed to build earlier in the build process, but the process didn't completely stop until it was required elsewhere, or
>> > 2) the configure step is missing a dependency, which makes it decide to not build the NDB client library, but then doesn't propagate that it's not used to where it might be needed.
>> >
>> > For (1), check earlier in your build log if there's another error. Searching for the string 'error:' is usually enough.
>> >
>> > For (2), check the configure parts of the build process to see if NDB features are discovered.
>> >
>> > I see this where it worked:
>> >
>> > checking for csv storage engine... yes
>> > checking for blackhole storage engine... yes
>> > checking for NDB Cluster... Using NDB Cluster
>> > could not find sci transporter in /{include, lib}
>> > checking for NDB Cluster options...
>> > -- not including ndbapi test programs
>> > -- not including ndbapi and mgmapi documentation
>> > done.
>> >
>> > Hanspeter
>>
>> It has been awhile, but I finally got around to attempting a build of mysql-unified on MacOS 26.5/Intel. I get to a different error since the compiler is pickier. But I am guessing that this is part of the build of libndbclient? The Makefile has the lbindbclient.a mentioned but no rule to build it.
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:696:10: warning: variable 'ret' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>> 696 | bool ret = true;
>> | ^
>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: error: non-constant-expression cannot be narrowed from type 'int' to 'Uint32' (aka 'unsigned int') in initializer list [-Wc++11-narrowing]
>> 1191 | Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
>> | ^~~~
>> NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: note: insert an explicit cast to silence this issue
>> 1191 | Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
>> | ^~~~
>> | static_cast( )
>> 13 warnings and 1 error generated. >> _______________________________________________

That's the same result and as far as I was able to push mysql-client on 26.0/ARM a few weeks ago before I gave up. This package is a fairly old version, not easily diff'able vs current upstream such as it is.

Regarding manually looking through Makefile recipes,".a" files are often called ".la" files when libtool is used as part of the autotools toolchain.

dan
 

[Fink-users] failed fink selfupdate-git (High Sierra10.13.6)

[<a_...@me...>]

'fink selfupdate-cvs' or 'fink selfupdate --method=rsync' if you are changing your update method. 


I will now run the git command to retrieve the latest package descriptions. The 'su' command will be used to run the git
command as the user 'akios'. After that, the core packages will be updated right away; you should then update the other
packages using commands like 'fink update-all'.

/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git fetch --quiet origin'
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git checkout --quiet master'
/usr/bin/su akios -c '/usr/bin/git merge --ff-only --quiet origin/master'
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
	10.9-libcxx/stable/main/finkinfo/sound/portaudio2.patch
Please move or remove them before you merge.
Aborting
### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1
Failed: Updating using git failed. Check the error messages above.

So far, there were never such errors (on this mac OS) How can we do to cope with it for novice..

Re: [Fink-users] update of mysql-unified failure

[Scott H. <sha...@us...>]

Luigi, Hanspeter,
> On Jul 8, 2026, at 6:50 AM, Hanspeter Niederstrasser <fi...@sn...> wrote:
> 
> >>> On Jun 29, 2026, at 05:40, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti
> >>> <Lui...@mi... <mailto:Lui...@mi...>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Why is 'libndbclient.a' missing? Is it a problem with the 'old'
> >>> Mojave system?
> >>> Am I the only one that gets this?
> >>> Thanks and best regards,                     Luigi Zanotti
> >>>
> >>
> >> I haven’t installed mysql on even a recent macOS, but in doing a web
> >> search on ‘libndb’ I find that is primarily for compatibility with
> >> Plan 9 operating systems.  I am not sure why it is being required.
> >>  Perhaps a configuration option needs to be tweaked?  Is the source
> >> code of libndb included in the mysql bundle that is downloaded?
> >>
> >> Another option is that fink is building libndb as a dynamic library
> >> instead of a static one.  Use the -k option to check if the library
> >> exists as a dynamic library in the build folder.  It looks like that
> >> library should be part of the build.
> >>
> >> “In summary, libndb serves as a crucial tool for developers working
> >> within the Plan 9 operating system, enabling them to manage databases
> >> efficiently and effectively.”
> 
> On 7/5/26 3:39 AM, Luigi Ernesto Zanotti wrote:
>> Hello Scott,
>> after reading your considerations and suggestions I decided to leave my lazyness and have a look into the build files.
>> So I discovered that the issue isn't the libndbclient.a missing, but the folder /.libs/ missing, (see the message below)
>> clang: error: no such file or directory: '../ndb/src/.libs/libndbclient.a'
>> I then took the hazard of creating the /.libs/ and putting in it the library libndbclient.a taken from a previous mysql installation (2021); the result was that, after trials and errors due to 'bad permisssion' to be modified, I got a successful build, and new .deb files.
>> Curiously, the libndbclient.a, that was required at the time of the error, is wiped out at further stages of the build, that I tried to follow in its evolution.
>> I'm glad, but the point is that I found a therapy for my case, but wasn't able to find where the illness is starting from.
>> Maybe it's a special issue for Mojave systems; unfortunately, when I sent the first message, I put in Cc the maintainer and got an 'invalid address' answer.
>> Maybe you, that surely know how fink's tasks are assigned, can bring the issue to the attention of somebody else.
>> Thank you so much for your help; best regards            L. Z.
> 
> I also have 10.14, but had no problems building mysql-unified. There are two likely reasons why libndbclient.a was not found/built:
> 
> 1) It failed to build earlier in the build process, but the process didn't completely stop until it was required elsewhere, or
> 2) the configure step is missing a dependency, which makes it decide to not build the NDB client library, but then doesn't propagate that it's not used to where it might be needed.
> 
> For (1), check earlier in your build log if there's another error. Searching for the string 'error:' is usually enough.
> 
> For (2), check the configure parts of the build process to see if NDB features are discovered.
> 
> I see this where it worked:
> 
> checking for csv storage engine... yes
> checking for blackhole storage engine... yes
> checking for NDB Cluster... Using NDB Cluster
> could not find sci transporter in /{include, lib}
> checking for NDB Cluster options...
> -- not including ndbapi test programs
> -- not including ndbapi and mgmapi documentation
> done.
> 
> Hanspeter

It has been awhile, but I finally got around to attempting a build of mysql-unified on MacOS 26.5/Intel.  I get to a different error since the compiler is pickier.  But I am guessing that this is part of the build of libndbclient?  The Makefile has the lbindbclient.a mentioned but no rule to build it.

-Scott

NdbScanOperation.cpp:696:10: warning: variable 'ret' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
  696 |     bool ret = true;
      |          ^
NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: error: non-constant-expression cannot be narrowed from type 'int' to 'Uint32' (aka 'unsigned int') in initializer list [-Wc++11-narrowing]
 1191 |         Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
      |                           ^~~~
NdbScanOperation.cpp:1191:20: note: insert an explicit cast to silence this issue
 1191 |         Uint32 buf[2] = { type, ahValue };
      |                           ^~~~
      |                           static_cast<Uint32>( )
13 warnings and 1 error generated.