On 3/22/07, Laine Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Alexander! > > > sudo rm -rf /sw /usr/X11R6 /Library/Receipts/X11 > > (in the terminal; you can drag the folders to the Trash in 10.4 as well) > > That should flush out Fink and everything X11-related. > > > > Install Fink from its installer > > Well, I thought I was on my merry way until just after this step, when I > decided to perform selfupdate and update-all before getting to Apple's > X11User and X11SDK. There were no problems with selfupdate, but update-all > stopped here: > > "Failed: Fink::SysState: Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies" > > I wondered if it was related to the 10.4.9 update. I'm using a Core Duo > MacBook Pro. > > I ran update-all again and this time the fail message included the > suggestion that I try the following commands, which fixed the problem. > > fink scanpackages > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install gettext-dev=0.10.40-25 gettext=0.10.40-25 >
A lot of people seem to have gotten that one. I think it's just a dependency issue unrelated to 10.4..9 > BTW, did you know you can install the system using the conventional Apple > install method on a Core Duo from the custom disk set that comes with a Core > 2 Duo model? This is the first time I can remember in a very long time being > able to do the default installation from a set of disks that shipped with a > different model Mac. (The system I'm using wasn't actually installed this > way, in case you're wondering if doing that might be causing problems with > my new Fink.) > > Laine > > > Wouldn't know about that: all 3 Macs that I've used OS X on have been G4's. -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink User Liason and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
