On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Romy Schneider wrote:
I'm trying to install xfree86 on a new MacBook Pro. I haven't installed any
other versions of X11 yet (including the one on the Apple disk). The install
plugs along happily for quite a while and then ends with:
Selecting previously deselected package xfree86.
(Reading database ... 4129 files and directories
currently installed.)
Unpacking xfree86 (from
.../xfree86_4.5.0-1024_darwin-i386.deb) ...
WARNING: if you compile X11 applications against this
XFree86 release,
you will *not* be able to run them if you decide to
revert to Apple's
X11 provided with the OS.
Selecting previously deselected package
xfree86-shlibs.
Unpacking xfree86-shlibs (from
.../xfree86-shlibs_4.5.0-1024_darwin-i386.deb) ...
Setting up xfree86-shlibs (4.5.0-1024) ...
Setting up xfree86 (4.5.0-1024) ...
/sw/var/lib/dpkg/info/xfree86.postinst: line 23: 17544
Segmentation fault /usr/X11R6/bin/fc-cache
/sw/bin/dpkg: error processing xfree86 (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error
exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
xfree86
### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit
code 1
Failed: can't batch-install packages:
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-i386/x11-system/xfree86_4.5.0-1024_darwin-i386.deb
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-i386/x11-system/xfree86-shlibs_4.5.0-1024_darwin-i386.deb
When I try an "install xfree86" again or a "update xfree86" it says its
attempting to replace it, then fails very quickly with what looks like a
similar error. When I try to remove it, it says xfree86 is not installed.
I'm stuck, suggestions?
This is similar to behaviour I've seen with xorg. I've gotten it to work
two ways:
1) delete everything X and start over with Apple's X11. This includes
everything that has dependencies on X. It's a long slog by hand and
it'll be easier to delete everything and start over.
2) delete everything X and start over with xfree86 or xorg with NO
BINDIST. This means COMPILE EVERYTHING YOURSELF. The bindist was
made with Apple's X11 and will not (for me anyway) work with xfree86
or xorg.
Obviously, both kind of suck. And for option 2, I'm not sure if it runs
or not since I just finished compiling remotely and I have to go home to
see if X actually runs.
Good luck.
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