Okay, it whas not verry hard to fix - the broblem is that the information is verry spread out.
1. I installed the X11 SDK from Aplle 2. i ran sudo apt-get update to recieve system-xfree 4.2-11 (instead of 4.2-5) 3. tried the installation again and all whas okay ;) Thank to all for the guidence... (NB: This is a follow-up, i hope a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is okay - it looks, to me, the the onley way to post) --- "W. Van Hooste" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm pretty new to the Mac - got somme Unix knowledge > doh. So i installed fink, fink commander and X11 > from > Apple. I would like to use mc (to start with) every > fink package seems to need xfree and this is just > the > thing that will not install. > Searched the faq, searched fink-beginners an this is > the closest i get - no solution doh: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg06783.html > > First somme version info: > > Mac OX X v. 10.2.4 > > % fink --version > Package manager version: 0.11.1 > Distribution version: 0.5.1 > > X11UserForMacOSX.dmg.bin > X11 Beta 3 - XFree86 4.2.1 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Any package i whish to install using fink commander > - > tells me something is wrong with my x11?? > installed X11UserForMacOSX.dmg.bin and tried again - > same thing... > > //start_output// > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to > correct > these: > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet > dependencies: > gtk+: Depends: x11 > //end_output// > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > So i tried not using the commander and used fink at > the CLI, > telling fink i allready had a X: > (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for > manually > installed XFree86 > this went ok, downloads, compilation, somme packages > are actualley installed. But at the end i got the > same > X errors - and still no midnight commander! > I don't get it but here it is... > > % fink install mc > sudo /sw/bin/fink install mc > Password: > Reading package info... > Updating package index... done. > Information about 924 packages read in 4 seconds. > > fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a > virtual dependency. The > candidates: > > (1) giflib: GIF image format handling library, > LZW-enabled version > (2) libungif: GIF image format handling library, > LZW-free version > > Pick one: [1] 2 > > fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a > virtual dependency. The > candidates: > > (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for > manually > installed XFree86 > (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, > clients and data > > Pick one: [1] 1 > > fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a > virtual dependency. The > candidates: > > (1) libungif-shlibs: GIF image format handling > library, LZW-free version > (2) giflib-shlibs: GIF image format handling > library, > LZW-enabled version > > Pick one: [1] > > fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a > virtual dependency. The > candidates: > > (1) libungif-bin: GIF image format handling > library, > LZW-free version > (2) giflib-bin: GIF image format handling library, > LZW-enabled version > > Pick one: [1] > The following package will be installed or updated: > mc > The following 48 additional packages will be > installed: > audiofile audiofile-bin audiofile-shlibs db3 > db3-shlibs dlcompat > dlcompat-dev dlcompat-shlibs docbook-dsssl-nwalsh > docbook-dtd esound > esound-bin esound-common esound-shlibs glib > glib-shlibs gnome-libs > gnome-libs-dev gnome-libs-shlibs gtk+ gtk+-data > gtk+-shlibs gtk-doc imlib > imlib-shlibs libjpeg libjpeg-bin libjpeg-shlibs > libpng libpng-shlibs libtiff > libtiff-bin libtiff-shlibs libungif libungif-bin > libungif-shlibs netpbm > netpbm-bin netpbm-shlibs openjade orbit orbit-bin > orbit-shlibs passwd > sgml-entities-iso8879 slang slang-shlibs > system-xfree86 > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > > ...cut... > downloading and compiling > ...cut... > > dpkg-deb -b root-system-xfree86-4.2-5 > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system > dpkg-deb: building package `system-xfree86' in > `/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb'. > ln -sf > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/debs/ > rm -rf /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5 > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 5299 files and directories > currently installed.) > Unpacking system-xfree86 (from > .../system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > > - found /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm > - found /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb > - found /usr/X11R6/bin/rman > - missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.dylib > - missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.dylib > - missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.dylib > - missing /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h > > Your XFree86 installation is missing or incomplete. > Please make sure you have > an XFree86 release installed and retry the > installation of the system-xfree86 > package. > > The following XFree86 software is compatible with > system-xfree86: > > XonX (from the XFree86 Project): > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=18034 > > Apple X11: > http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/ > > Press a key to continue. > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb > (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error > exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package system-xfree86-4.2-5 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > system-xfree86 status is "archive" in the fink > commander right now! I guess i need the get x11 > (small > caps x) to the "current" status? > > Thanks, W.VanHooste. > http://www.geocities.com/therealtroll/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, > and more > http://tax.yahoo.com > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
