re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Todd Suess
I fixed this problem by doing the apt-get update as normal, editing the offending file to fix the optionnal lines, and then running dpkg --merge-avail package file> just don't redo apt-get update until the archive is fixed or you will have to perform the above steps again. Todd At 12:47 PM

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Kristopher Johnson
Marcus Johansson wrote: > Try: > > # apt-get check > > That might fix the problem, not sure. > > /Marcus No, apt-get check doesn't fix it. The file corruption prevents apt-get from doing anything. - Kris

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Ed Cogburn
Johan Ur Riise wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:35:03PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote: > > David Natkins wrote: > > > > > > Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at > > > ftp.debian.org. > > > One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem. > > > > You can open t

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Marcus Johansson
> ( two occurrences of optionnal changed to optional) and rerunning > apt-get update, the file is downloaded again and I am where I started. Try: # apt-get check That might fix the problem, not sure. /Marcus

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Paul D. Smith
I'm surprised there isn't some kind of automated format checking tool that makes sure there are no syntax errors in the Packages file before it's allowed to be uploaded from Incoming into the dist area. As I understand it that process is automated for unstable and already-available packages, so sh

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Herbert Ho
don't run apt-get update again. just go on about your business after that (e.g. apt-get upgrade) and you should be fine. i am. =) Herbert Ho On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Johan Ur Riise wrote: > On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:35:03PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote: > > David Natkins wrote: > > > > > >

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Johan Ur Riise
On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:35:03PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote: > David Natkins wrote: > > > > Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at ftp.debian.org. > > One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem. > > You can open the package list file with a text editor and

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Kristopher Johnson
David Natkins wrote: > > Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at ftp.debian.org. > One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem. > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null You can open the package list file with a text editor and fix th

Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread David Natkins
Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at ftp.debian.org. One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem.