Malcolm Fitzgerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I am using fink-commander on my powerbook, and when I try to install a >> package from source (I am not sure about binary install), I have the >> problem of it wanting to compile xfree86 every time
Q9.11: I installed Apple's X11 but Fink keeps asking to install XFree86. > I think I'm having the same problem. I want to install cssed. I end up > with this message: > > You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6 and/or /etc/X11. > This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to > install xfree86 again. (The package won't be recompiled.) If you want > to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. > system-xtools instead to make this known to Fink's package system. > > and this: > > You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6/lib. > This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to > install xfree86-shlibs again. (The package won't be recompiled.) > > What am I doing when I delete /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11? Those directories contain various parts of X11. Fink detects that you have something there but knows it didn't put anything there, so it refuses to overwrite [whatever] automatically. What's there is probably Apple's X11User package (part of OS X starting with 10.3). If you really want to use fink's x11, you have to first delete Apple's manually. OTOH, if you don't care *what* x11 you have and you already have Apple's X11User present, see the FAQ, above. dan -- Daniel Macks [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netspace.org/~dmacks ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
