Title: Trying to install XFree86 from source on 10.2.2
Hello,
I’ve tried twice now to install XFree86 using “fink install XFree86” and “fink reinstall XFree86” both times it errors out with the following lines:
rm -rf /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1
mkdir -p /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1/applications/fink
mkdir -p /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1/DEBIAN
install -d -m 755 /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1
mv /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-base-4.2.1.1-1/Applications /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1/
mv: rename /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-base-4.2.1.1-1/Applications to /applications/fink/src/root-xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1//Applications: Directory not empty
### execution of mv failed, exit code 1
Failed: installing xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-1 failed
I’m trying to understand what is going on right here. I’ll admit I haven’t use Linux or FreeBDS in quite awhile.
It looks like it removes directory xfree86 rootless, then goes back and remakes the same directory with subfolder application/fink and /DEBIAN. Then it goes to install xfree86-rootless. Then it goes to move xfree86-base/applications to xfree86-rootless. Then the main error occurs while it tries to move and rename xfree86-base/applications to xfree86-rootless. /Applications folder isn’t empty, no kidding!?
Ok, was I dumb to install Fink into /Applications/fink (The applications folder in Mac OS X and subfolder named fink) instead of /sw? Is there a way to just remove XFree86 and try to see if a binary is available? Anyway to restart the install without having to install everything again (This takes like 3 hours on my computer)?
Any help would be great.
Thanks!
-- Peter Nehem who loves Everquest.
