Re: [Fink-beginners] can't install storable-pm

[K F. <fu...@ya...>]

As far as I can tell, this error message is the same
as when I ran "sudo apt-get install storable-pm561" so
you're right about apt-get behavior.  What now?

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  system-perl561 
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  system-perl561 
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove
and 0  not upgraded.
1 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1114B of archives. After unpacking 0B
will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 7373 files and directories
currently installed.)
Unpacking system-perl561 (from
.../system-perl561_5.6.1-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...



Sorry, your perl is not version 5.6.1.  DO NOT INSTALL
THIS PACKAGE.


dpkg: error processing
/sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-perl561_5.6.1-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
(--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error
exit status 255
Errors were encountered while processing:

/sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-perl561_5.6.1-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


--- Alexander Hansen <ha...@ld...> wrote:
> I really hate apt-get sometimes.  It seems to take a
> childish delight 
> in continuing to try to install packages that you
> can't install.
> 
> What happens if you just try "sudo apt-get -f
> install"?
> 
> On Feb 16, 2004, at 5:43 PM, K Fung wrote:
> 
> >
> > same problem...
> > seems like it wants me to update perl?
> > do I need storable-pm560 to continue?
> >
> > % sudo apt-get -f install storable-pm560
> >
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to
> correct
> > these:
> > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet
> > dependencies:
> >   storable-pm561: Depends: perl561-core
> > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install'
> with
> > no packages (or specify a solution).
> >
> >
> > <snip>--
> Alexander K. Hansen
> Fink Documentarian
> Day Job:  Levitated Dipole Experiment
> http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX
> 

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