The problem is different now: before you were trying to install system-xfree86, which is appropriate when you have an externally installed XFree86 installation.
Now you are trying to install the Fink xfree86-base and xfree86-shlibs packages, which is well and good, but require you to manually remove /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11; Fink isn't supposed to remove files that it didn't install, and it didn't install your prior XFree86 package. By the way, if you do want to do this, make sure to install xfree86-rootless and xfree86-rootless-shlibs, too. On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 14:14, Greg wrote: > I've removed the aforementioned files (as far as I can tell). Now, I'm > getting the following after a few hours scrolling. > Thus the infinite, To be with Apple x11, or Not To Be with Apple x11. > -That- is the question: > --- > You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11. > This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to > install xfree86-base again. (The package won't be recompiled.) If you > want > to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. > system-xtools > instead to make this known to Fink's package system. > > Press Return to continue. > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > > (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-base-shlibs. > Unpacking xfree86-base-shlibs (from > .../xfree86-base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Setting up xfree86-base-shlibs (4.2.1.1-3) ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't batch-install packages: > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > --- > On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:20:27 -0400, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 11:58, Greg wrote: > >> I've read Fun with Fink. Have since uninstalled and reinstalled > >> xfree86 twice. I only succeeded when installing (just like I succeeded > >> last time) by installing the complete installer from GNU MAC. > >> > > Fair enough. > > > >> Now, however, after numerous attempts, I am unable to add Any > >> packages. Commander sites a problem with deb.pkg, and below is what I > >> get from Termenal and Xterm. And yes, I Do have apples xll installed, > >> by way of the custom feature, as written in Fun With Fink. And it made > >> no difference that I made myself root via netinfo. apt-get -f install > >> was the result of a previous attempt to instal a package. Is if > >> possible for a machine to reject software? :-/ > >> > >> Terminal: > >> [blueDog:~] greghyde% apt-get -f install > >> E: Could not open lock file /sw/var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission > >> denied) > >> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/sw/var/lib/dpkg/), are > >> you root? > >> [blueDog:~] greghyde% sudo apt-get -f install > >> Password: > >> Reading Package Lists... Done > >> Building Dependency Tree... Done > >> Correcting dependencies... Done > >> The following extra packages will be installed: > >> system-xfree86 > >> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >> system-xfree86 > >> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 15 packages not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/3044B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > >> (Reading database ... 4080 files and directories currently installed.) > >> Unpacking system-xfree86 (from > >> .../system-xfree86_4.2-11_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > >> > >> - found apple library > > > > The problem here is that you still have a library from Apple X11 in > > addition to your XFree86 installation, and that's confusing > > system-xfree86. Look for /usr/lib/libXplugin.1.dylib and delete > > it--this library is only used by Apple X11. > > > > <snip> > > > >> Xterm: > >> (cd .libs && rm -f libpopt.la && ln -s ../libpopt.la libpopt.la) > >> source='test1.c' object='test1.o' libtool=no \ > >> depfile='.deps/test1.Po' tmpdepfile='.deps/test1.TPo' \ > >> depmode=gcc /bin/sh ./depcomp \ > >> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -I. -I. -I/sw/include -Wall -g -O2 -c > >> `test -f 'test1.c' || echo './'`test1.c > >> /bin/sh ./libtool --mode=link gcc -Wall -g -O2 -lintl -L/sw/lib -o > >> test1 -all-static test1.o libpopt.la > >> libtool: link: warning: complete static linking is impossible in this > >> configuration > >> gcc -Wall -g -O2 -o test1 test1.o -L/sw/lib ./.libs/libpopt.a > >> /sw/lib/libintl.a -liconv > >> ld: table of contents for archive: /sw/lib/libintl.a is out of date; > >> rerun ranlib(1) (can't load from it) > > > > Run > > > > sudo ranlib /sw/lib/libintl.a > > > > (as the message implies, but doesn't say straight out). > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. > Refer Dedicated Servers. 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