Alexander, Many thanks for your prompt reply. I followed your instructions and at the end I got the same error. Nevertheless, I added the command "fink update-all" after (2) following your instructions one more time and now gvim is up and running.
I appreciate your help. Thanks, Carlos T. Mata On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 2/3/11 7:05 AM, Carlos Mata wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I recently installed fink and I also installed the vim package. >> >> When I try to run gvim, I see the window show up for a fraction of the >> second and it is then closed and the following messages appears on the >> console: >> >> Carlos-Matas-iMac:fink-0.29.16 cmata$ gvim >> >> >> >> ** (gvim:45618): CRITICAL **: gtk_form_set_static_gravity: assertion >> `static_gravity_supported' failed >> >> ** (gvim:45618): CRITICAL **: gtk_form_set_static_gravity: assertion >> `static_gravity_supported' failed >> >> ** (gvim:45618): CRITICAL **: gtk_form_set_static_gravity: assertion >> `static_gravity_supported' failed >> >> ** (gvim:45618): CRITICAL **: gtk_form_set_static_gravity: assertion >> `static_gravity_supported' failed >> >> ** (gvim:45618): CRITICAL **: gtk_form_set_static_gravity: assertion >> `static_gravity_supported' failed >> Abort trap >> >> Can I get some help to get gvim to work? >> >> I have an imac with Mac OS X Version 10.6.6 >> >> Thanks, >> >> Carlos T. Mata > > The fact that you're using an iMac isn't particularly relevant. What > would have been more relevant would be whether you're using the stable > or unstable tree version of the vim package. > > However, since I am able to reproduce your error with the stable tree > vim, I'll just assume that that is what you're running. > > Normally, the solution would be to have the maintainer move the > (working) unstable package over to stable, but since CVS is down, that's > going to be impossible. I'll cc him anyway, to make sure he knows about > the issue, as not all maintainers read the lists. > > To get a working gvim, do the following: > > 1) Turn on the unstable tree with "fink configure" > 2) Run "fink selfupdate-rsync" > > Then, if you don't want to use the unstable tree just yet: > > 3) run "sudo chown -R <your username> /sw/fink/dists/local" > (for some reason that defaults to being owned by root, unlike the > unstable and stable trees) > > 4) run "mkdir -p /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo" > > 5) run "cp /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/finkinfo/editors/vim.info > /sw/fink/dists/local/main/finkinfo" > > 6) run "fink configure" again and turn off the unstable tree. > 7) Make sure that local/main is in your list of package trees. You > should be able to see that using "fink -V". If it isn't, you'll need to > edit /sw/etc/fink.conf as a superuser and add that to the Trees: line. > - -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk1KzK8ACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ+14gCfTkysyWE3BWJ68X8g1CqEv8sI > Yf8AmwQy9uXcEI5BldalbEMo98dQgiO2 > =yt1M > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
