Re: [Fink-users] sed fails to build

[Claus A. <cla...@fr...>]

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, Martin Costabel wrote:

> I think I can smell the bug in update-alternatives that is responsible for
> this. Claus, just to confirm my suspicion, could you please try the following:

Sure.

> 1. Remove the symlink /sw/bin/sed if you created it in the meantime.

OK.

> 2. Run
>      update-alternatives --display sed | head -n1
>    to confirm that "status is manual".
>    If it says "status is auto", run
>      sudo update-alternatives --config sed
>    and choose 1 or 2.

Yes, status is manual. (BTW, I only have gsed installed.)

> 3. Run "fink reinstall sed" and check if the symlink exists.
>    I suspect it doesn't.

Correct, it doesn't exist.

> 4. Run
>      sudo update-alternatives --auto sed

Symlink /sw/bin/sed exists after calling this command.

> 5. Run "fink reinstall sed" and check if the symlink exists.
>    I suspect it does exist now.

Yes, symlink still exist.

>    It will actually have been created in step 4, but even if you
>    remove it once more, it will come back in step 5, and it will
>    stay with you henceforth.

I did a "fink remove sed" and the symlink was gone as well. After doing
a "fink install sed", the symlink has been created, as you expected.

Thanks for this hint!

> If you confirm this, I'll take the discussion to fink-devel in order
> to find a solution.

I guess that "update-alternatives --auto sed" should have been called
the first time I installed any sed via fink. Am I right?

Cheers,
Claus