Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.hansen <at> gmail.com> writes: > You shouldn't need to specify the path for any Fink tools, normally > (and the fink command doesn't need sudo, but that's beside the point > right now). > > You could use "sudo /sw/bin/dpkg" , but you really ought to run /sw/ > bin/pathsetup.sh to set your Fink environment. >
Hi Alex - I'm doing something circular, and keep getting back to the same place. I did the above per FAQ9.13. I get this. Seems right per 9.13 michael-tollefsons-power-mac-g5:~ mrt$ sudo rm -rf /LIbrary/Receipts/ X11SDK.pkg Password: michael-tollefsons-power-mac-g5:~ mrt$ sudo /sw/bin/dpkg -r --force-all system-xfree86 system-xfree86-42 system-xfree86-43 \ > xorg xorg-shlibs xfree86 xfree86-shlibs \ > xfree86-base xfree86-base-shlibs xfree86-rootless xfree86-r ootless-shlibs \ > xfree86-base-threaded xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs \ > xfree86-rootless-threaded xfree86-rootless-threaded-shlibs Password: dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86 which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86-42 which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86-43 which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xorg which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xorg-shlibs which isn't installed. (Reading database ... 37011 files and directories currently installed.) Removing xfree86 ... Removing xfree86-shlibs ... dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-shlibs, directory `/usr/X11R6' not empty so not removed. dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-shlibs, directory `/usr' not empty so not removed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-base which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-base-shlibs which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-rootless which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-rootless-shlibs which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-base-threaded which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-rootless-threaded which isn't installed. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xfree86-rootless-threaded-shlibs which isn't installed. So I attempt reinstall Xfree86. I get here: Setting up xfree86 (4.5.0-1045) ... ERROR: /etc/X11 exists, but is not a symlink to /usr/X11R6/etc. /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing xfree86 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: xfree86 E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) And seem to be going roundy-round. Please understand you're talking to someone who couldn't follow your hint to run /sw/ bin/pathsetup.sh I tried to do that and bash barked at me. My personal sense is that I'm doing something out of order, but have not a clue about what it is. ...best, Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
