On 1/16/14 9:54 AM, Thomas Schneider wrote: > Alexander: > >> That leads me to think that Fink's xfig install is probably setting >> things up properly, and that the extra 'Fig' file that Brian >> suggested might be the problem. A likely place would be in >> /usr/X11/share/X11/app-defaults. > > I have that directory but there is no Fig file there. > >> Also, what do you get from >> "printenv XAPPLRESDIR"? I have /sw/etc/app-defaults/ > > % printenv XAPPLRESDIR > % > > I have /sw/etc/app-defaults/. It contains a Fig file > with the line: > Fig.version: 3.2.5b > > That's weird since > > % which xfig > /sw/bin/xfig > >> If there's no extra 'Fig' lying around, then compare what you have with: >> >> $ ls -l /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 22724 Jan 15 14:40 /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig >> $ file /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig >> /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig: ASCII text > > As far as I know I don't have an extre Fig. > >> If something's amiss your 'Fig' might be rotten. In that case try >> "fink reinstall xfig". > > % fink reinstall xfig > Password: > Information about 8929 packages read in 1 seconds. > The following package will be reinstalled: > xfig > Reading buildlock packages... > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/xfig_3.2.5b-3_darwin-x86_64.deb > (Reading database ... 31809 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace xfig 3.2.5b-3 (using > .../xfig_3.2.5b-3_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xfig ... > Setting up xfig (3.2.5b-3) ... > > Still get the message. > >> Then, if that fails, try "fink rebuild xfig". > > % fink rebuild xfig > Information about 8929 packages read in 1 seconds. > The following package will be rebuilt: > xfig > Setting runtime build-lock... > ... > Unpacking replacement xfig ... > Setting up xfig (3.2.5b-3) ... > > Updating the list of locally available binary packages. > Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64 > Changed package: > dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/xfig_3.2.5b-3_darwin-x86_64.deb > % > > I still get the message ... > > Obviously fig doesn't know where to look but the file is in a sensible > place. I thin that it needs to be told the right thing at compile > time. > >> In any case, we should update to the new version. > > COOL!!!! > > Tom > > Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D. > Senior Investigator > National Institutes of Health > National Cancer Institute > Center for Cancer Research > Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory > Molecular Information Theory Group > Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 > schne...@mail.nih.gov > http://schneider.ncifcrf.gov/ (current link) > http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link) >
After a bit of checking, I found that we explicitly set xfig to look in the right place for its app-default file at compile time. The lookup can be overridden by environment variables and dot files, as Martin mentioned in his message, so I'd recommend checking on what he mentioned. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
