Re: Fink (gdb) install error

On 8/20/23 1:06 PM, a_sk--- via Fink-beginners wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> package gdb 10.1-1
> macOS BigSur (11.7.9)
> Xcode 13, CommandLineTools 13
> Package 0.45.99.git   Max.build# :  4
> 
> Fink error message (part)
> 
> The following 9 additional packages will be installed:
>   boost1.68-nopython exuberant-ctags gdbm6 gdbm6-shlibs libsource-highlight4
>   libsource-highlight4-shlibs openssl110-dev python37 python37-shlibs
> 
> Above were piecewise(some were bunched) installed. After last bunch, gdb looked already installed, but it was told “Failed: can’t install"
> 
> $ fink install gdb
> The following package will be installed or updated:
>   gdb
> The following 5 additional packages will be installed:
>   libsource-highlight4 libsource-highlight4-shlibs openssl110-dev python37
>   python37-shlibs
> ...
> Removing fink-buildlock-gdb-10.1-1 (2023.08.21-00.26.44) ...
> Reading buildlock packages...
> /opt/sw3/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /opt/sw3/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/devel/gdb_10.1-1_darwin-x86_64.deb
> Selecting previously unselected package gdb.
> (Reading database ... 336554 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../gdb_10.1-1_darwin-x86_64.deb ...
> Unpacking gdb (10.1-1) ...
> Setting up gdb (10.1-1) ...
> update-alternatives: using /opt/sw3/share/info/fsf-gdb.info to provide /opt/sw3/share/info/gdb.info (gdb.info) in auto mode
> update-alternatives: error: alternative path /opt/sw3/share/info/fsf-gdbint.info doesn't exist
> dpkg: error processing package gdb (--install):
>   installed gdb package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
> Processing triggers for dpkg-base-files (0.4-1) ...
> Clearing dependency_libs of .la files in /opt/sw3/lib ...
> Processing triggers for install-info (6.8-700) ...
> Errors were encountered while processing:

Thanks for the report. I just pushed a fix for this 9 year old bug.

Hanspeter

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