Re: Problem with fink / tahoe

Scott Hannahs via Fink-users <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:01:32 -0400
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Robert,

Thanks, I should look at my own notes.  I had tried to bootstrap a new =
installation rather than inject an update.

-Scott


> On Mar 6, 2026, at 12:03, Robert Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> In my Notes app I keep this information, which works for me, currently =
"fink selfupdate -git" is also working for me:
>=20
> the following should update your fink installation:
> mkdir -p ~/src
>  cd src
>  git clone https://github.com/fink/fink fink-upstream
>  cd fink-upstream
>  git pull
>  sudo cp perlmod/Fink/Services.pm /opt/sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm
>  ./inject.pl
>=20
>=20
> OR:
>=20
> date; cd ~/src/fink-upstream; git pull; sudo cp =
perlmod/Fink/Services.pm /opt/sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm; =
./inject.pl; date; cd ~/
>=20
>=20
> Let us know if it works!
> Robert
>=20
>=20
>=20
>> On Mar 6, 2026, at 8:39=E2=80=AFAM, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users =
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>=20
>> So, I updated to Tahoe after waiting for many months.  And I injected =
the new fink file Services.pm so all should be well.
>>=20
>> BUT, if I do a self-update, fink tries to update fink and reverts the =
Services.pm file and fails.  Likewise any build that requires fink tries =
to update fink and thus fails.  Fink is version 0.45.99 but the database =
says it is not installed, so it tries to install it again leading to =
failure.
>>=20
>> The same issue arises if I try to bootstrap a new version of fink.  =
Or even if I use dpkg to install the fink deb file directly.  Somehow =
fink does not know that it is already installed.
>>=20
>> Do I need to create a new OS version 26 fink install package that =
patches the Services.pm file?  I really didn=E2=80=99t want to get to =
that point, but that is all I have left.
>>=20
>> -Scott


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<html aria-label=3D"message body"><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" =
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style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: =
after-white-space;">Robert,<div><br></div><div>Thanks, I should look at =
my own notes. &nbsp;I had tried to bootstrap a new installation rather =
than inject an update.</div><div><br></div><div>-Scott</div><div><br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Mar 6, 2026, at 12:03, Robert Wyatt =
&lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type"=
 content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div style=3D"overflow-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">In =
my Notes app I keep this information, which works for me, currently =
"fink selfupdate -git" is also working for me:<div><br></div><div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">the following should update your fink =
installation:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; =
line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">mkdir -p ~/src</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">&nbsp;cd src</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; =
font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">&nbsp;git clone <a =
href=3D"https://github.com/fink/fink">https://github.com/fink/fink</a> =
fink-upstream</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; =
line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">&nbsp;cd fink-upstream</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">&nbsp;git pull</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">&nbsp;sudo cp perlmod/Fink/Services.pm =
/opt/sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; =
font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">&nbsp;./inject.pl</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">OR:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; =
font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-width: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: =
&quot;.AppleSystemUIFontMonospaced&quot;; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; =
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; =
font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; =
font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; =
font-variation-settings: normal;">date; cd ~/src/fink-upstream; git =
pull; sudo cp perlmod/Fink/Services.pm =
/opt/sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm; ./inject.pl; date; cd =
~/</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Let us know if it =
works!</div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div><br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Mar 6, 2026, at 8:39=E2=80=AFAM, Scott Hannahs via =
Fink-users &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>So, I updated to Tahoe =
after waiting for many months. &nbsp;And I injected the new fink file =
Services.pm so all should be well.<br><br>BUT, if I do a self-update, =
fink tries to update fink and reverts the Services.pm file and fails. =
&nbsp;Likewise any build that requires fink tries to update fink and =
thus fails. &nbsp;Fink is version 0.45.99 but the database says it is =
not installed, so it tries to install it again leading to =
failure.<br><br>The same issue arises if I try to bootstrap a new =
version of fink. &nbsp;Or even if I use dpkg to install the fink deb =
file directly. &nbsp;Somehow fink does not know that it is already =
installed.<br><br>Do I need to create a new OS version 26 fink install =
package that patches the Services.pm file? &nbsp;I really didn=E2=80=99t =
want to get to that point, but that is all I have =
left.<br><br>-Scott</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></bloc=
kquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>=

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