-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg,
A source installation downloads the source code for a program and compiles it on your computer. A binary installation downloads a pre-compiled...binary and installs it. It looks like you have system-xfree86 installed without having Apple's X11. So basically fink thinks that you have it installed somewhere else when you really don't. You can either download X11 from Apple or remove system-xfree86 and install xfree86-base from fink. Hope that helps. Chris On Saturday 07 June 2003 21:47, Greg wrote: > 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (Darwin) iD8DBQE+4sNDOi1zsclTlgwRAuJoAKCRx64VBW5GBLV/2zR2SQZKhmMedQCgvCmO jA6OIx05lV6M3XJ33n7kc0c= =KaJ1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- 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
