On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 03:37 PM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > Let me forward you to the fink-beginner's list > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), if you are indeed a neophyte. > > System-xfree86 is only if you have already installed XFree86 from some > other > source than fink--it is a placeholder to let the system know you have > XFree86 installed. It then provides a virtual package, X11. If you > install > xfree86-base, you also get this package, as well as if you use the > commercial Xtools package, and install system-xtools. > [snip]
While you mention it, does anyone know where Fink's list of placeholders are located? I've been curious about that but have not seen it mentioned in the docs.... ~D~ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
