[Fink-users] Fonts and X11.app v 1.0

2003-11-03 Thread Mark DuPrey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 First, props to the fink team. Running Panther and (almost) everything is perfect. The setup for the following question is a clean install of Panther with X11.app 1.0. I then did the source bootstrap for fink 0.6. I then ran a selfupdate-cvs. I then

[Fink-users] Gnuplot on Panther/fink 0.6.1

2003-11-03 Thread René Wuttke
Hi everyone, I tried to install gnuplot on Panther with fink 0.6.1 using the command 'sudo apt-get install gnuplot'. I get the following message: The following extra packages will be installed: aquaterm dlcompat-shlibs libjpeg-shlibs libpng3-shlibs libtiff-shlibs readline-shlibs texinfo xfre

Re: [Fink-users] More Selfupdate-rsync Problems

2003-11-03 Thread Jonathan Levi MD
At 2:57 PM -0500 11/3/03, David R. Morrison wrote: It may be that one of the new fink rsync mirrors was not working properly when you tried to update. (I believe that DNS now randomly chooses one of the mirrors to do your updating.) So I suggest that you try the update again. You should not need

[Fink-users] Re: xdvi cannot generate fonts

2003-11-03 Thread Nevin Kapur
"C. Michael McCallum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Me too. My solution is to use xpdf. ;) Mine too, for the moment. But xpdf does not refresh the file automatically, which is a *really* nice feature of xdvi. And it requires an extra step if you are using eps graphics. -Nevin

[Fink-users] 64bit compiles for G5 on Panther

2003-11-03 Thread Adam Goldstein
While some apps will do nothing with 64bit optimizations, there are a certain few that will do amazingly better with them... MySql is one. MySql can use 64bit code/registers with greatly increased efficiency, according to their documentation and benchmarks on 64bit sparcs, etc. My questions are

Re: [Fink-users] building libgnomeprint2

2003-11-03 Thread Martin Costabel
Skip Montanaro wrote: [] /usr/include/sys/mman.h:158: parse error before "off_t" Some metapkg wisdom might help here: http://www.metapkg.org/metatips.html Sorry if this has been answered in the meantime, I am slowly wading through hundreds of last week's messages. -- Martin ---

[Fink-users] perl580-core problems

2003-11-03 Thread Rishi Khan
I can't install perl580. Any ideas? (See below for pertinent information) -rishi Computer Info: Dual 1.25GHz G4, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD # uname -a Darwin macrishi.dbi.tju.edu 6.8 Darwin Kernel Version 6.8: Wed Sep 10 15:20:55 PDT 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.49.obj~2/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc

[Fink-users] Weird Formatting in Emacs Info Dir: F/U

2003-11-03 Thread Jonathan Levi, M.D.
Last month, I wrote that I was having trouble with the main Info directory in Emacs due to weird formatting i.e.: GNU programming tools * Autoconf: (autoconf). Create source

[Fink-users] OT: Buffalo theory

2003-11-03 Thread Chris Mahn
Please forgive me, but I thought this might lighten to mood of people having problems with the new fink install --- In one episode of 'Cheers', Cliff is seated at the bar describing the Buffalo Theory to his buddy, Norm. (I don't think I've ever heard the concept explained any bette

Re: [Fink-users] Can't compile - mv failes

2003-11-03 Thread Benjamin Reed
Timothy Reaves wrote: Several packages I build error out with the following. Would someone offer some advice on how to correct this? This output is from db3, but several other packages do this as well. mkdir -p /sw/src/root-db3-bin-3.3.11-23/sw mkdir -p /sw/src/root-db3-bin-3.3.11-23/DEBIAN ins

Re: [Fink-users] system-xfree86 not recognized

2003-11-03 Thread Stefan Weigand
Stupid me. Works now. OK, I didn't find this FAQ. I tried the SDK from the website but this didn't want to install on the panther disk. Thanks, you rescued my day. ;-) Stefan Am 03.11.2003 um 21:10 schrieb Benjamin Reed: Stefan Weigand wrote: Something additional: I found (or better didn't f

[Fink-users] Can't compile - mv failes

2003-11-03 Thread Timothy Reaves
Several packages I build error out with the following. Would someone offer some advice on how to correct this? This output is from db3, but several other packages do this as well. mkdir -p /sw/src/root-db3-bin-3.3.11-23/sw mkdir -p /sw/src/root-db3-bin-3.3.11-23/DEBIAN install -d -m 755 /sw/src/

Re: [Fink-users] system-xfree86 not recognized

2003-11-03 Thread Benjamin Reed
Stefan Weigand wrote: Something additional: I found (or better didn't found) that there is no system-xfree86.info in /sw/fink/10.3/stable/main/finkinfo/x11-system/ In 10.2 there is such a thing. So maybe this is just the missing thing. Is it wise just to copy it from the 10.2 directory? (becaus

Re: [Fink-users] More Selfupdate-rsync Problems

2003-11-03 Thread David R. Morrison
It may be that one of the new fink rsync mirrors was not working properly when you tried to update. (I believe that DNS now randomly chooses one of the mirrors to do your updating.) So I suggest that you try the update again. You should not need to modify your fink.conf file. -- Dave --

Re: [Fink-users] system-xfree86 not recognized

2003-11-03 Thread Hisashi T Fujinaka
On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Stefan Weigand wrote: > I just installed Panther, and the latest fink. And the X11 from apple > shipped with Panther. > Now, if I try to install something (like tetex or ghostscript or gnupg) > fink asks for an xfree package, but the system-xfree86 is not available > in the cho

Re: [Fink-users] system-xfree86 not recognized

2003-11-03 Thread Stefan Weigand
Something additional: I found (or better didn't found) that there is no system-xfree86.info in /sw/fink/10.3/stable/main/finkinfo/x11-system/ In 10.2 there is such a thing. So maybe this is just the missing thing. Is it wise just to copy it from the 10.2 directory? (because it's just a placehol

[Fink-users] system-xfree86 not recognized

2003-11-03 Thread Stefan Weigand
Hi, I just installed Panther, and the latest fink. And the X11 from apple shipped with Panther. Now, if I try to install something (like tetex or ghostscript or gnupg) fink asks for an xfree package, but the system-xfree86 is not available in the choice. Trying to install the binaries via apt-g

[Fink-users] FYI: Apple X11 for 10.2

2003-11-03 Thread Viktor Haag
Benjamin Reed writes: > They're not advertising the link anymore, but you *can* still > download the X11 beta 3 from Apple's site, here: > >http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/download/ Unfortunately, this didn't seem to work (at least for me). It *looks* like the Beta3 page, but the DMG that

[Fink-users] More Selfupdate-rsync Problems

2003-11-03 Thread Jonathan Levi, M.D.
Hi, After running selfupdate(-rsync) yesterday, I got some error messages, so I ran it again today and got: I will now run the rsync command to retrieve the latest\ package descriptions. Warning: stable/main exists in fink.conf, but is not on\ rsync server. Skipping. Warning:

[Fink-users] Re: xdvi cannot generate fonts

2003-11-03 Thread Mike Zulauf
I have no idea how to fix it, but I've got the exact same problem. Mike To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nevin Kapur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:44:47 -0800 Organization: Computer Science, Caltech Subject: [Fink-users] xdvi cannot generate fonts Since install fink 0.6.1 (using rsync)

Re: [Fink-users] Re: xdvi cannot generate fonts

2003-11-03 Thread C. Michael McCallum
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Me too. My solution is to use xpdf. ;) Annoying as all get out if you need xdvi (and I do sometimes, also). On Nov 3, 2003, at 10:52, Mike Zulauf wrote: I have no idea how to fix it, but I've got the exact same problem. Mike To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Fink-users] Re: binary update from .5.3 to .6.1 not working

2003-11-03 Thread daniel carter
David R. Morrison wrote: Hi. Yes, we need to work on the instructions for binary users. You'll need to do the following step (and we'll have to think if there will be a better way in the future to carry out this step): after upgrading your OS X to 10.3, run the command "sudo /sw/lib/fink/postin

Re: [Fink-users] binary update from .5.3 to .6.1 not working

2003-11-03 Thread David R. Morrison
Hi. Yes, we need to work on the instructions for binary users. You'll need to do the following step (and we'll have to think if there will be a better way in the future to carry out this step): after upgrading your OS X to 10.3, run the command "sudo /sw/lib/fink/postinstall.pl" and then run t

[Fink-users] XMMS Itunes Music

2003-11-03 Thread Ryan J. Zygar
If I d/l and install xmms how can we play any of our .m4a files? Is it going to be possible to play any .m4p files? That is alway what I wonder? This is a concern that I have. I like using the AAC codec to burn all my CD's and know I cannot play them in X? Please help.

[Fink-users] binary update from .5.3 to .6.1 not working

2003-11-03 Thread daniel carter
I have a binary install of 0.5.3, now that 0.6.1 is out i wish to upgrade (just for the sake of it i guess - and to save having a forced upgrade at a less convienient time) the special 10.3 upgrade instructions "http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/10.3-upgrade.php"; only covers the cases that

[Fink-users] Xmms

2003-11-03 Thread Twixster
I just purged my xmms install from fink Then I did "apt-get update" and then I ran "apt-get install xmms". However, you might need to run this as root and then install. To remove from fink I did this "fink purge flac-xmms xmms xmms-bin xmms-shlibs" because of dependency problems. The I logged in

[Fink-users] Xmms mistake

2003-11-03 Thread Twixster
>I just purged my xmms install from fink >Then I did "apt-get update" and then I ran "apt-get install xmms". However, >you might need to run this as root and then install. >To remove from fink I did this "fink purge flac-xmms xmms xmms-bin xmms-shlibs" >because of dependency problems. The I logg

[Fink-users] Is there somethings wrong with the new mirrors?

2003-11-03 Thread Pedro Massobrio
Package manager version: 0.16.0 Distribution version: 0.6.1.cvs Using /sw/bin/zsh gcc version 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1495) Is there somethings wrong with the new mirrors? Weird messages from 'fink selfupdate' : % fink selfupdate sudo /sw/bin/fink sel

Re: [Fink-users] pango1-xft2 confusion under 10.2-gcc3.3

2003-11-03 Thread Viv Kendon
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003, Benjamin Reed wrote: > Viv Kendon wrote: > > > Inside pango1-xft2.info there is only a dependence on "X11" > > (among other packages), nothing more specifically xfree86 > > that might demand I install xfree86. > > There's also a dependency on "xft2" which is a virtual package p

[Fink-users] xdvi cannot generate fonts

2003-11-03 Thread Nevin Kapur
Since install fink 0.6.1 (using rsync) I can no longer run xdvi. It bugs out with a whole bunch of lines that look like this - mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 600 --mag 'magstep(0)' --dpi 600 cmmi6 '>&3' setsid: Operation not permitted - mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 600 --mag 'magstep(0)' --dpi

[Fink-users] system-ghostscript8 missing

2003-11-03 Thread Gert Thiel
Hi. I´ve installed Gerda´s TeX distro and Fink´s system-tetex. I want to install bundle-kde-ssl which depends on Ghostscript. Fink for 10.2 had a system-ghostscript8 package which is missing in the 10.3 tree. Any hints? TIA. Gert. Gert Thiel mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] M

Re: [Fink-users] atlas install hung on lapack

2003-11-03 Thread Brian Lenihan
The ATLAS build is interactive and can't be done using FinkCommander unless you use the Tools -> Interact with Fink Menu (maybe). I haven't tried that route. fink install atlas does work. On Nov 2, 2003, at 9:53 PM, Byron Amerson wrote: greetings, attempting to install atlas on an imac runnin

Re: [Fink-users] compiling abs and launch failed in 10.3

2003-11-03 Thread Pedro Massobrio
Thanks, Nicholas! It worked very well. Pedro On Nov 3, 2003, at 3:52 AM, Nicholas Riley wrote: On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 02:28:43AM +0800, Pedro Massobrio wrote: rm -rf launch-1.0.0-2 mkdir -p /sw/src/launch-1.0.0-2 gzip -dc /sw/src/launch-1.0.tar.gz | /sw/bin/tar -xvf - launch-1.0/ launch-1.0/bu