[Fink-beginners] Fink, X11 Mess

[Will Oram]

This is a long question, so bear with me. :)

Right now I'm mud wrestling with Fink and X11 after a recent (legal) 
installation of Panther. Up until now Panther and the beta of X11 have 
worked in harmony.

When I wanted to install Pan (the X11 newsreader), Fink claimed there 
was already a free86 node. The suggestion to update fink didn't help. 
Fink also noted my free86 version was old and fractured, and suggested 
I reinstall. When I tried...it wouldn't let me. Apprently it didn't 
like my copy of X11. I figured I'd reinstall X11 then.

But I can't install X11 because the installer claims I have 'newer 
software' on my HD already. So I trashed everything I could find with 
the phrase 'X11' in it. The installer STILL says the same thing. I 
trash fink on top of that and start over.

I try to install free86 fresh. Fink now complains I don't have a valid 
C compiler. What, did some files disappear while I wasn't looking? I've 
always had gcc. So I try to get a new gcc version using the cvs 
command...but Terminal doesn't recognise 'cvs' either. What's going on?

It might be best to help me with the last paragraph and move backwards. 
:)

Thanks.



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