Re: [Fink-beginners] Webmin issues - Intel vs PC?

[Alexander H. <ak...@fi...>]

James Coyle wrote:
> So, in other words, Fink's build of webmin is not available for Intel 
> Macs? If so, is there any way to find out which packages can be used 
> with Intel Macs?
>
> Thanks as usual for your help.
>
> P.S. In case you're wondering, I did indeed install the Developer 
> Tools that came with my Intel iMac.
>
>
No.  Since dpkg is what isn't operating, this means that you will 
_NEVER_ be able to upgrade ANY packages or install ANY new ones in a 
migrated Fink installation.  Remove it and reinstall using the Intel 
installer.  You may want to capture the output of "fink list -i" in a 
file to make reinstallation easier.

webmin is available for Intel boxes:

http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/webmin
> On Apr 25, 2007, at 6:45 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>
>> James Coyle wrote:
>>> I tried to install webmin...this is what happened:
>>>
>>>
>>>> dpkg-deb -b /sw/src/fink.build/root-fink-buildlock-webmin-1.270-1 / 
>>>> sw/src/fink.build
>>>> dpkg-deb: building package `fink-buildlock-webmin-1.270-1' in `/sw/ 
>>>> src/fink.build/fink-buildlock- 
>>>> webmin-1.270-1_2007.04.24-22.58.39_darwin-i386.deb'.
>>>> Installing build-lock package...
>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock- 
>>>> webmin-1.270-1_2007.04.24-22.58.39_darwin-i386.deb
>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock- 
>>>> webmin-1.270-1_2007.04.24-22.58.39_darwin-i386.deb (--install):
>>>> package architecture (darwin-i386) does not match system (darwin- 
>>>> powerpc)
>>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>> /sw/src/fink.build/fink-buildlock- 
>>>> webmin-1.270-1_2007.04.24-22.58.39_darwin-i386.deb
>>>> ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1
>>>> Can't set build lock for webmin (1.270-1)
>>>>
>>>> If any of the above dpkg error messages mention conflicting  
>>>> packages or missing
>>>> dependencies -- for example, telling you that the package
>>>> fink-buildlock-webmin-1.270-1 conflicts with something else -- 
>>>> fink  has
>>>> probably gotten confused by trying  to build many packages at 
>>>> once.  Try
>>>> building just this current package webmin (i.e, "fink build  
>>>> webmin"). When that
>>>> has completed successfully,  you could retry whatever you did that  
>>>> led to the
>>>> present error.
>>>>
>>>> Regardless of the cause of the lock failure, don't worry: you have  
>>>> not wasted
>>>> compiling time! Packages that had been completely built before 
>>>> this  error
>>>> occurred will not have to be recompiled.
>>>>
>>>> See http://wiki.finkproject.org/index.php/Fink:buildlocks for more  
>>>> information.
>>>>
>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-webmin-1.270-1 >/dev/null
>>>> dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove fink-buildlock- 
>>>> webmin-1.270-1 which isn't installed.
>>>> Failed: buildlock failure
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Is this a problem with the package or with my Fink installation? I  
>>> recently moved to an Intel Mac and though I had Fink updated  
>>> accordingly.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>> Nope.  Fink doesn't do PowerPC -> Intel migration:
>>
>> http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php#wrong-arch
>>
>> What doesn't work is dpkg, the tool that actually handles the package 
>> chores.
>>
>> --Alexander K. Hansen
>> (akh)
>> Fink Documenter
>>
>


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