Re: installation of fink: error with finkmirrors

Dear all,

I have exactly the same problem

best

Heinz

Am 12.10.20 um 14:33 schrieb Tobias Beck:
> Dear all,
>
> Thanks!
>
> >The “command not found” message probably indicates that you didn’t 
> open a new terminal window.  pathsetup.sh doesn’t update the 
> environment for the shell session you run it in.
>
> Yes, indeed - I tried with typing 'bash' to update, but that does not 
> update the environment.
>
> With a new terminal window and 'fink selfupdate-rsync', I get this 
> warning / error
>
> snip
>
> configure: WARNING: stddef.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure: WARNING: stddef.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?
> configure: WARNING: stddef.h: see the Autoconf documentation
> configure: WARNING: stddef.h:     section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
> configure: WARNING: stddef.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
> configure: WARNING: stddef.h: in the future, the compiler will take 
> precedence
> configure: WARNING:     ## ------------------------------------------ ##
> configure: WARNING:     ## Report this to the AC_PACKAGE_NAME lists.  ##
> configure: WARNING:     ## ------------------------------------------ ##
> checking for stddef.h... yes
> checking error.h usability... no
> checking error.h presence... no
> checking for error.h... no
> checking locale.h usability... yes
> checking locale.h presence... yes
> checking for locale.h... yes
> checking whether sys_siglist is declared... yes
> checking for ihash_create in -lihash... no
> checking for proc_stat_list_create in -lps... no
> checking for fmt_past_time in -lshouldbeinlibc... no
> checking for kvm_openfiles in -lkvm... no
> checking for initscr in -lncurses... yes
> checking if TIOCNOTTY is defined in sys/ioctl.h... yes
> checking for va_copy... no
> checking for va_list assignment copy... configure: error: no
> ### execution of /tmp/fink.S1Bv1 failed, exit code 1
> Removing runtime build-lock...
> Removing build-lock package...
> /opt/sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-dpkg-1.10.21-1250
> (Reading database ... 5120 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing fink-buildlock-dpkg-1.10.21-1250 ...
> Failed: phase compiling: dpkg-1.10.21-1250 failed
> Before reporting any errors, please run "fink selfupdate" and try again.
>
> If you continue to have issues, please check to see if the FAQ on Fink's
> website solves the problem.  If not, ask on one (not both, please) of
> these mailing lists:
>
> The Fink Users List <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> The Fink Beginners List <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>.
>
> Please try to include the complete error message in your report.  This
> generally consists of a compiler line starting with e.g. "gcc" or "g++"
> followed by the actual error output from the compiler.
>
> Also include the following system information:
> Package manager version: 0.45.2
> Distribution version: selfupdate-rsync Mon Oct 12 14:24:57 2020, 
> 10.15, x86_64
> Trees: local/main stable/main
> No recognized Xcode.app installed
> Xcode command-line tools: 12.0.0.0.1.1599194153
> dpkg-1.10.21-1250 is set to build with only one job.
>
>
> I have tried selfupdate now 3 times, same error.
>
> Thanks, T.
>
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 5:33 PM Alexander Hansen 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>
>
>>     On Oct 9, 2020, at 03:30, Tobias Beck <[email protected]
>>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>     Dear all,
>>
>>     After switching to OS X 10.15, I need to reinstall fink.
>>     I followed the instructions on the fink page.
>>     During ./bootstrap, I get the following error message:
>>
>>     -snip-
>>
>>     New package:
>>     dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/base/base-files_1.9.17-1_darwin-x86_64.deb
>>     Downloading the indexes of available packages in the binary
>>     distribution.
>>     /opt/sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait -q update
>>     Err http://bindist.finkmirrors.net
>>     <http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/> stable/main Packages
>>       404 Not Found
>>     Ign http://bindist.finkmirrors.net
>>     <http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/> stable/main Release
>>     Failed to fetch
>>     http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/10.15/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Packages
>>     <http://bindist.finkmirrors.net/10.15/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/Packages>
>>      404 Not Found
>>     Reading Package Lists...
>>     Building Dependency Tree...
>>     E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored,
>>     or old ones used instead.
>>     ### execution of /opt/sw/bin/apt-get-lockwait failed, exit code 100
>>     WARNING: Failure while updating indexes.
>>
>>     ERROR: Bootstrap phase 2 failed!
>>
>>     end of error, defaults to command line.
>>
>>     I tried to rerun bootstrap, but then it does not want to
>>     reinstall in the same dir again.
>>     Any idea how to fix it?
>>
>>     Running
>>     /opt/sw/bin/pathsetup.sh
>>     works, but then
>>
>>     fink selfupdate-rsync
>>
>>     tells me: command not found
>>
>>     Thanks for any comments on how to resolve the error!
>>
>>     Best, T.
>     You can’t bootstrap into an existing directory by design.  Your
>     setup is essentially OK, though.
>
>     The “command not found” message probably indicates that you didn’t
>     open a new terminal window.  pathsetup.sh doesn’t update the
>     environment for the shell session you run it in.
>
>     —akh
>
>
>
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