[Fink-beginners] Fresh install under 10.13

[James C. <jam...@ma...>]

I’m trying to do a fresh installation on a new Mac using High Sierra.  I’m getting this error, shown below in red. What can I do to get around this?  I’m using the Install Fink tool.

Thanks.

hecking head... looks good.
Verifying that installed Xcode Command Line Tools version is supported...
9.1.0.0.1.1508540944 is OK
Verifying that installed Xcode app version is supported...
Found Xcode version: 9.1 is OK.

OK, installing into '/sw'.

Creating directories...
/bin/mkdir -p -m755 /sw
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 635.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 635.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 635.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 637.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 637.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 637.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 637.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 637.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 637.
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/etc
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/etc/alternatives
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/etc/apt
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/src
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink/debs
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/var
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/var/lib
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/var/lib/fink
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//stable
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//local
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//local/main
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//local/main/finkinfo
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//local/main/binary-darwin-x86_64
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//stable/main
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//stable/main/finkinfo
/bin/mkdir -m755 /sw/fink//stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 653.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 653.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 653.
/usr/bin/sed -e "s,@ARV@,local," -e "s,@COMP@,main," -e "s,@ARCH@,x86_64," < Release > /sw/fink//local/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Release; /usr/bin/touch /sw/fink//local/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Packages; /usr/bin/gzip /sw/fink//local/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Packages
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 653.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 653.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in concatenation (.) or string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 653.
/usr/bin/sed -e "s,@ARV@,stable," -e "s,@COMP@,main," -e "s,@ARCH@,x86_64," < Release > /sw/fink//stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Release; /usr/bin/touch /sw/fink//stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Packages; /usr/bin/gzip /sw/fink//stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Packages
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in string eq at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 662.
Use of uninitialized value $selfupdatetrees in string at /Users/jimcoyle/Downloads/fink/bootstrap line 663.
ERROR: Can't create symlink /sw/fink/10.13
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.

[Process completed]