Re: Fink (gdb) install error

On 8/25/23 11:45 AM, a_sk--- via Fink-beginners wrote:
> Dear Hanspeter Niederstrasser,
> 
> Unsuccessful 2nd trial on gdb;
> 
> /opt/sw3/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /opt/sw3/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/devel/gdb_10.1-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
> (Reading database ... 357015 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../gdb_10.1-2_darwin-x86_64.deb ...
> update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for gdbint.info
> dpkg: error processing archive /opt/sw3/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/devel/gdb_10.1-2_darwin-x86_64.deb (--install):
>   new gdb package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
> update-alternatives: error: alternative path /opt/sw3/share/info/fsf-gdbint.info doesn't exist
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>   installed gdb package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>   /opt/sw3/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/devel/gdb_10.1-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
> ### execution of /opt/sw3/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1
> Updating the list of locally available binary packages.
> Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64
> New package: dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/devel/gdb_10.1-2_darwin-x86_64.deb
> Failed: can't install package gdb-10.1-2

The update-alternatives program (what's actually failing during the gdb 
install) is stricter with the newer releases. I've pushed a new fix 
(10.1-3) that should hopefully take care of that issue.

Hanspeter

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