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Subject:	Re: Installing gpp
Date:	Fri, 05 Sep 2003 09:57:03 -0400
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Richard Dawe wrote:
> LibraryUser wrote:
> > Richard Dawe wrote:
> > > LibraryUser wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Why am I having this problem?
> > > >
> > > > C:\djgpp>pakke -i /dnld/djgpp/gpp331b.zip
> > > > - Required packages not found:
> > > > djdev >= 2.03 patchlevel 2 (binaries)
> > > > - Depends on packages not found - functionality may be impaired
> > > > (continuing):
> > > > info-reader (unknown)
> > > > Warning: Problems found with package archives or dependencies -
> > > > aborting
> > > >
> > > > The djdev203 actually installed is dated 2003-06-10, and is the
> > > > one currently available on current/djgpp/v2.  I just downloaded
> > > > another copy and the zip is identical to the one actually
> > > > installed.  gcc 3.3.1 is installed, as is info.  pakke (0.2.3) -q
> > > > -a reports djdev203, without any patchlevel.
> > >
> > > Maybe you need to synchronise the database, so that pakke
> > > knows about all the packages you have installed without pakke.
> > >
> > > Have you done this?
> > >
> > >     pakke -v --initdb
> > >     pakke -v --syncdb
> >
> > That was done on initial install.  Below is the results of a
> > repeat.  I just installed the system on this (not my own)
> > machine.  I did a fresh download from ftp.delorie.com of V2.03.
> 
> How did you install the new djdev203 package? Did you upgrade
> using pakke (pakke -Uvh djdev203.zip) or did you use an unzipper?
> If you used an unzipper, then you will need to tell pakke to
> resynchronise its database (pakke -v --syncdb).
> 
> > Note that the download paths refer to simtel, which won't work.
> [snip]
> 
> I need to update pakke, to get files of DJ's machine or a mirror
> of it.
> 
> I couldn't see anything weird in the output you posted.

The date of the DJDEV203 is actually 2002, and it came hot off
ftp.delorie.com about a month ago.  I suspect the one mounted
there is actually not up to date.  The pakke resync has been
done, and no patch levels ever appear.  This was a brand new
installation on this (public) system.

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