First, let me make it clear that the questions I'm asking here (and sometimes elsewhere) I have not been able to find answers for via Fink documentation (I've been looking diligently since yesterday).
What's the difference between a Source Install and a Binary Install? And speaking of Installs (And mind you, I may be clueless) I have unable to glean from the previous posts on this topic (or from the Fink docs), just what is is I need to do to get xfree86 running on my Mac-- preferably in full-screen mode--complete with KDE, GNOME, Sawfish, ect, and to have xfree launch with the desktop of my choice. I know it's possible. I did it on my previous Mac. IF this is any help, below is the Console log of the last times I've tried to launch X via startx: 2003-06-07 22:08:04.394 FinkCommander[13064] Checking for FinkCommander update Jun 7 22:13:02 blueDog WindowServer[180]: CGXRemoveTrackingArea : Invalid tracking area 2003-06-07 22:16:03.718 FinkCommander[13064] Exit status of process = 100 Jun 7 22:13:02 blueDog last message repeated 5 times Jun 7 22:16:42 blueDog crashdump: Crash report written to: /Users/greghyde/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Finder.crash.log 2003-06-07 22:17:00.116 Installer[13091] Setting package as non OSInstall Jun 7 22:17:06 blueDog authexec: executing /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Installation.framework/Resources/runner 2003-06-07 22:17:52.582 FinkCommander[13064] Exit status of process = 100 2003-06-07 22:17:57.464 FinkCommander[13064] LSOpenFromURLSpec() returned -10814 for application (null) path /sw/fink/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/x11-system/system-xfree86-4.2- 11.info. 2003-06-07 22:18:03.983 FinkCommander[13064] Exit status of process = 1 Couldn't exec /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz: No such file or directory Couldn't exec /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz: No such file or directory AddContextualMenuCommand err = 45263156 Couldn't exec /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz: No such file or directory Couldn't exec /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz: No such file or directory Couldn't exec /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz: No such file or directory On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 20:21:34 +0200, Eric Hoch wrote: > Hello Greg, > > Greg wrote: > >> I fear I may have waisted a Bunch'a time. I just spent most of >> yesterday and last night building packages. Now, I can only find >> them in he fink folder and None of them are apps. In fink, their >> status is listed as Current (I searched Help and the finks sites and >> found no description for Current. > > Current means that they are currently present on your computer and > usable for your fink installation. What happens if you type the name > of a app while X is running? E.g. I have Xfree86 running and then I > type bluefish and bluefish 0.9.2 launches. The "app" lies in the > /sw/bin folder. The libraries are in one of the library folders of > /sw. > > If this isn't your problem you should be more specific in your > description, cause it makes not really sense when you first read it > and only by guessing you may be right or not with your answer. > >> Is it too late to convert these builds into usable apps? > > If you build the packages with sudo fink <name of the package> you > have builds on your Mac. If you used dselect or fink commander or > sudo apt-get <name of package> you too have apps on your Mac. > > A real ".app" is something OS X nativ and fink *is not* OS X it is > more a linux on your Mac without actually installing Linux and with > the Mac specific flags, etc in order to get the X programs and the > other stuff that is avaible for other -nixes and BSDs running on your > Mac without having to compile them by yourself or make the debbung if > they don't compile. More and less wired are the informations on the > Fink site: <http://fink.sourceforge.net/about.php> > >> BTW, I installed the SKD, as instructed after xFree base, and built >> xFree base again and again got the same message (also not addressed, >> at least not directly) on the Fink site. I've reinstall SDK. > I assume you use Apple's X11. If this is the case you need not to > install xfree86 you need system-xfree86 instead. The way how to > install it and more is described here on this page: > <http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/x11/inst-xfree86.php> Otherwise you > use Xfree86 then you need system-xfree86 too. Only if you have no X > present on your system you can install fink-xfree86 wihtou running > into trouble. Sure it is possible to have both running Apple's X11 > and Xfree86 but this is something for the Unix savy and surely not > the next step for you :-) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
