Well, I Did have Apple x11 installed. Got it to work after I re- installed over it. I just Installed system-xfree86 and it seemed to take just fine...for now...<g>
And are you also saying that once I get xfree running, the compiled Source packages will work within it? On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 22:01:39 -0700, Chris Macdonald wrote: > -----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) ------------------------------------------------------- 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
