-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'd have thought so too. I'd say it's probably worth reinstalling X11:
http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php#special-x11-debug Jamie Griffin wrote: > thanks for getting back to me, i have tried restoring the mv, > simply by reversing the arguments. It seemed the most logical way > to reverse it, but it hasn't worked. do you think it's worth > removing X11 completely and reinstalling it? is there anything else > i can do ? > > On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:38:25AM -0500, Alexander Hansen wrote: I > would imagine that your issue was indeed due to that, especially > given that you get the same failure from MacPorts. I'm a little > surprised that the x11* virtual packages are present, though. I > have no idea how MacPorts' x11 packages are set up, so I'm not sure > how you should proceed cleanly, other removing its X11 and anything > that depends on it, and then restoring Apple's X11 by undoing your > mv command below. > > > > Jamie Griffin wrote: >>>> i don't know if it's significant, but yesterday i encountered >>>> a problem using darwin port (sudo port install). i was trying >>>> to down load and install eterm application, it gave me an >>>> error saying i already had an Xpackage installed, and if i >>>> wanted to continue with freebsd to move it aside using sudo >>>> mv /usr/X11R6 /usr/xr6.apple. >>>> >>>> i only mentioned this because i haven't had problems with >>>> fink previously until after i did this. Incidentally, when i >>>> then tried to use mac ports to install eterm it failed with >>>> the same error i've got from the fink download this evening. >>>> >>>> I'm still learning about this and not sure if it's something >>>> i've inadvertently done! >>>> >>>> Jamie >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 03:36:22PM -0500, Alexander Hansen >>>> wrote: Jamie Griffin wrote: >>>>>>> does anyone have any suggestions about the problem i'm >>>>>>> having when >>>> using fink: after several failed attempts to download and >>>> install software sing fink, i'm not sure what to do to fix >>>> it. i'm getting the following errors: >>>>>>> checking for X... no configure: error: X11 development >>>>>>> libraries/headers not found ### execution of >>>>>>> ./configure failed, exit code 1 Removing runtime >>>>>>> build-lock... Removing build-lock package... >>>>>>> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r >>>>>>> fink-buildlock-startup-notification-0.8-3 (Reading >>>>>>> database ... 13456 files and directories currently >>>> installed.) >>>>>>> Removing fink-buildlock-startup-notification-0.8-3 ... >>>>>>> Failed: phase compiling: startup-notification-0.8-3 >>>>>>> failed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> this error message listed a the end of the output. can >>>>>>> anyone >>>>>>> >>>> explain this for me? >>>>>>> cheers, Jamie >>>>>>> >>>> What OS version are you running? >>>> >>>> Are you using Apple's X11? >>>> >>>> Do you have both the X11User and X11SDK components of X11 >>>> installed? >>>> >>>> What do you get from "fink list x11"? >>>> >> - -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHQIVDB8UpO3rKjQ8RAhlZAJ0dx4uzTGafSWSx2TY9OsKyArpkRwCeNeK1 K6Y3S0qemSFGkvC1Jv9dpRM= =vRuo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
