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T-u-N-i-X

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From: İstanbul

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 435

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error: failed to parse config (syntax error in config file)

Hi There,

I just installed pacman-3.0 and when I try pacman -Syu, i got this error:

error: failed to parse config (syntax error in config file)

Here is my pacman.conf file:

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[04:37] (tunix@penguix ~)$ cat /etc/pacman.conf
#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
NoUpgrade   = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow etc/sudoers
NoUpgrade   = etc/fstab etc/raidtab etc/ld.so.conf
NoUpgrade   = etc/rc.conf etc/rc.local
NoUpgrade   = etc/modprobe.conf etc/modules.conf
NoUpgrade   = etc/lilo.conf boot/grub/menu.lst
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
IgnorePkg   = kernel26beyond
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u

[testing]
Server = ftp://kulupler/testing/os/i686

[current]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/current

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra

#[unstable]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/unstable

[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

[danimoth]
Server = http://jjdanimoth.altervista.org/arch/i686

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I found out that commenting out LogFile line, solves the problem and pacman works after commenting out that line.. But it's weird because I talked to people who has that option in their pacman.conf..

Any thoughts on this ?

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T-u-N-i-X

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From: İstanbul

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 435

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Re: error: failed to parse config (syntax error in config file)

Just found out that this a bug because of the Turkish locale... I'm now going to file this as a bug report.. Thanks to the people in #archlinux in irc.freenode.net !!

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xfce4

Member

Registered: 2007-06-24

Posts: 13

Re: error: failed to parse config (syntax error in config file)

Now i've upgraded the system and i've set Turkish local too..
System is up-to-date, i can "pacman -Syu" but i can't "pacman -S vlc".. How can i fix this bug?

Edit: now i've tried the logfile method..

ignored the logfile line and fixed.. weird bug..

Last edited by xfce4 (2007-06-25 08:28:45)

shining

Pacman Developer

Registered: 2006-05-10

Posts: 2,043

Re: error: failed to parse config (syntax error in config file)

here is a more recent thread about it :
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=34301

see the bug report.

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