Trying to install but get this error...

[Gambit]

Im not a clever one when it comes to "under the hood-stuff", therefore Ive installed Fink and then FinkCommander to make it just a teeny bit easier.

In FC Ive tryed to install a game.
I get this error msg: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run dpkg --configure -a ' to correct the problem.

I think I understand that it tells me to manually open the game package for it to work (?) but, isnt that the whole thing with FC...?
Its suposed to install when I select a game-go up to Source/Install, no?

How do I get around this prob. anyone?

/G

[Gambit]

Ah, I forgot to do the "dirty work" with Pico in the Terminal first.
Now that that is done, I hope It´ll work

/G

[Gambit]

Nope
Still get this: "E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem."

When I try to install a game in FinkCommander.

*Blah*

[Gambit]

Ok, I´ll try again and ask, mabye this time I´ll get lucky

: what does this line mean - "dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem."

Anyone has an idea?

Regards,
/G

[randomdude]

> : what does this line mean - "dpkg was > interrupted, you must manually run
> 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the
> problem."

In a terminal window, type

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and see if it can correct itself.

[Gambit]

Ok, it was fixed but now when trying to install the "system-xfree86" (Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86), I get this error:

dpkg: error processing /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb
E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I got the info that I need to update my package descriptions.
I open the Terminal and write:
'fink selfupdate-cvs; fink update-all'
(without the quotes) and this is what I end up with:

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
### execution of ./configure failed, exit code 1
Failed: compiling debianutils-1.23-1 failed

I give up...Fink wont let me in

/G

[Gambit]

Ok. Found the answer...
dselect in Terminal!

With a little reinstalling 'all packages' via dselect commandline et voila!

/G

[cradom]

You do have the Developer tools installed, right? dselect installs binaries. So does Fink Commander if you press the right button. You need the developer tools to install from source.