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Err file: local/main Packages
File not found
Ign file: local/main Release
Err file: stable/main Packages
File not found
Ign file: stable/main Release
Err file: stable/crypto Packages
File not found
Ign file: stable/crypto Release
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Release
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Release
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Release
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Release
Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found
Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found
Failed to fetch file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages File not found
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

(Same as before.)

if just fink try sudo apt-get upgrade

In file included from /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CFBase.h:14,
from /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CoreFoundation.h:5,
from main.c:43:
/usr/include/AvailabilityMacros.h:101:6: #error MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED must be >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
main.c:44: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
main.c: In function `setforce':
main.c:335: warning: signed and unsigned type in conditional expression
main.c: At top level:
main.c:373: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:374: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:377: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:384: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:385: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:424: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:425: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:426: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:427: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:428: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:429: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:430: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:431: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:432: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:433: warning: cast discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:561: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
main.c: In function `finkinit':
main.c:583: warning: unsigned int format, long unsigned int arg (arg 4)
main.c:611: warning: passing arg 1 of `free' discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c:612: warning: passing arg 1 of `free' discards qualifiers from pointer target type
main.c: At top level:
main.c:351: warning: `okpassshortopts' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-main] Error 2
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 2
### execution of failed, exit code 2
Failed: compiling dpkg-1.10.9-200 failed

also, I don't know if you've seen this, but this page helps: www.captnswing.net/howto/nicotine

fink selfupdate-rsync

then sudo gcc_select 3.3

Ed: OK, I will try that. Thank you greatly for your help, by the way!

sudo gcc_select 3.3

You may need to install a more recent version of the Developer Tools to be able
to do so.

You could try erasing your /sw directory (sudo rm -r /sw) and starting again.

I still haven't had a chance to try Andy's mame roms cd so cannot report back on further xmame "fun" :)

Starting off with dpkg not even installed isn't good, although I must say I prefer apt-get if I know exactly where the package I want is.

I have my laptop hard drive [w/ corrupted OS on] connected as the secondary master on my flatmate's PC. it picks it up in the BIOS and recognises its size, etc., but how on earth do I get it to, like, have an icon in 'My Computer'? it seems like it should appear automatically. the device manager says there's a prob with the secondary IDE controller but I don't know what to do about a prob w/o explanation and googling anything about it seems impossible as there are so many pages about so many ways of installing so many IDE devices.

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thanks anyway.

Yes, my apologies, friends. I'll cut to the quick - finally downloaded and installed everything, I'm in x11 but nicotine won't connect to the server. I'm almost there! Just give me a little push over the finish line! Could it be that the server is just down? I'm fairly new to slsk so maybe this is the case.