Update of /cvsroot/fink/web/faq
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Modified Files:
faq.html general.php index.php usage-packages.php
Log Message:
faq updates: apple's x11, and /sw
Index: faq.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/faq/faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.56
retrieving revision 1.57
diff -u -r1.56 -r1.57
--- faq.html 9 Jan 2003 18:23:19 -0000 1.56
+++ faq.html 10 Jan 2003 01:13:38 -0000 1.57
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
wrong?</a></li>
<li><a href="#usage-packages.xterm-error">7.6 xterm fails with "dyld: xterm
Undefined symbols: xterm undefined reference to _tgetent expected to be defined in
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib".</a></li>
<li><a href="#usage-packages.libXmuu">7.7 When I try to start XFree86 I get one of
the following errors: "dyld: xinit can't open library:
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.1.dylib" or "dyld: xinit can't open library:
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.6.dylib"</a></li>
-<li><a href="#usage-packages.apple-x-delete">7.8 I want the delete key in Apple's
X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</a></li>
+<li><a href="#usage-packages.apple-x-bugs">7.8 I had Fink's XFree86 installed, and
+I've replaced it with Apple's X11, and now everything's crashing!</a></li>
+<li><a href="#usage-packages.apple-x-delete">7.9 I want the delete key in Apple's
+X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</a></li>
</ul>
</ul><a name="general"><h2>1 General Questions</h2></a>
@@ -200,9 +201,9 @@
<a name="general.why-sw"><div class="question"><p><b>Q1.5: Then why did you choose
/sw?</b></p></div>
-<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> That choice is quite arbitrary. If you have a better
-suggestion, post it to the fink-devel mailing list. But you should be
-aware of the arguments about /usr/local in the previous question.</p></div></a>
+<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> That choice is quite arbitrary, but is likely to
+stay for
+the forseeable future for practical (upgrade) issues as well as the
+fact that it's safe from conflicting with other packaging systems.</p></div></a>
@@ -831,7 +832,16 @@
You are missing a file that is supposed to be installed by <tt style="white-space:
nowrap;">xfree86-rootless-(threaded)-shlibs</tt>. You should reinstall it using <tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">fink reinstall xfree86-rootless-shlibs</tt> (<tt
style="white-space: nowrap;">fink reinstall xfree86-rootless-threaded-shlibs</tt> if
you are using the threaded XFree86 packages) for source, or <tt style="white-space:
nowrap;">sudo apt-get install --reinstall xfree86-rootless-shlibs</tt> for
binaries.</p></div>
</a>
-<a name="usage-packages.apple-x-delete"><div class="question"><p><b>Q7.8: I want the
delete key in Apple's X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</b></p></div>
+<a name="usage-packages.apple-x-bugs"><div class="question"><p><b>Q7.8: I had Fink's
+XFree86 installed, and I've replaced it with Apple's X11, and now everything's
+crashing!</b></p></div>
+<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b>
+ First of all, if you previously had the "threaded" versions of Fink's
+XFree86 packages installed, you may need to rebuild the application that is crashing.
+ Some programs check for the availability of threading at build time, and then from
+then on believe that threading is available to them.
+ </p><p>
+ Secondly, you may have just hit an Apple X11 bug. As of the time of this writing,
+a number of bugs are known by the Apple team and are being worked on.
+ </p><p>
+ If you have general questions regarding Apple's X11 that are not really related to
+Fink, you may want to check <a href="http://www.lists.apple.com/x11-users";>Apple's
+official discussion list on X11</a>. They also have also recommended that bugs in X11
+be <a href="http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter";>submitted to the Apple bug
+reporter</a>.
+ </p></div>
+</a>
+<a name="usage-packages.apple-x-delete"><div class="question"><p><b>Q7.9: I want the
+delete key in Apple's X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</b></p></div>
<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> Some users have reported that the behavior of the
<tt style="white-space: nowrap;">delete</tt> key is different between XDarwin and
Apple X11. This can be rectified by adding lines to the appropriate X startup
files:</p><p><b>.Xmodmap:</b></p><pre>keycode 59 =
Delete</pre><p><b>.Xresources:</b></p><pre>
xterm*.deleteIsDEL: true
xterm*.backarrowKey: false
Index: general.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/faq/general.php,v
retrieving revision 1.73
retrieving revision 1.74
diff -u -r1.73 -r1.74
--- general.php 9 Jan 2003 18:23:20 -0000 1.73
+++ general.php 10 Jan 2003 01:13:39 -0000 1.74
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
<a name="why-sw"><div class="question"><p><b>Q1.5: Then why did you choose
/sw?</b></p></div>
-<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> That choice is quite arbitrary. If you have a better
-suggestion, post it to the fink-devel mailing list. But you should be
-aware of the arguments about /usr/local in the previous question.</p></div></a>
+<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> That choice is quite arbitrary, but is likely to
+stay for
+the forseeable future for practical (upgrade) issues as well as the
+fact that it's safe from conflicting with other packaging systems.</p></div></a>
Index: index.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/faq/index.php,v
retrieving revision 1.85
retrieving revision 1.86
diff -u -r1.85 -r1.86
--- index.php 9 Jan 2003 18:23:20 -0000 1.85
+++ index.php 10 Jan 2003 01:13:39 -0000 1.86
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@
wrong?</a></li>
<li><a href="usage-packages.php#xterm-error">7.6 xterm fails with "dyld: xterm
Undefined symbols: xterm undefined reference to _tgetent expected to be defined in
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib".</a></li>
<li><a href="usage-packages.php#libXmuu">7.7 When I try to start XFree86 I get one of
the following errors: "dyld: xinit can't open library:
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXmuu.1.dylib" or "dyld: xinit can't open library:
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.6.dylib"</a></li>
-<li><a href="usage-packages.php#apple-x-delete">7.8 I want the delete key in Apple's
X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</a></li>
+<li><a href="usage-packages.php#apple-x-bugs">7.8 I had Fink's XFree86 installed, and
+I've replaced it with Apple's X11, and now everything's crashing!</a></li>
+<li><a href="usage-packages.php#apple-x-delete">7.9 I want the delete key in Apple's
+X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</a></li>
</ul>
</ul><p>Generated from <i>$Fink: faq.xml,v 1.76 2003/01/09 18:22:15 alexkhansen Exp
$</i></p>
Index: usage-packages.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/faq/usage-packages.php,v
retrieving revision 1.53
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -r1.53 -r1.54
--- usage-packages.php 9 Jan 2003 18:23:20 -0000 1.53
+++ usage-packages.php 10 Jan 2003 01:13:39 -0000 1.54
@@ -107,7 +107,16 @@
You are missing a file that is supposed to be installed by
<tt><nobr>xfree86-rootless-(threaded)-shlibs</nobr></tt>. You should reinstall it
using <tt><nobr>fink reinstall xfree86-rootless-shlibs</nobr></tt> (<tt><nobr>fink
reinstall xfree86-rootless-threaded-shlibs</nobr></tt> if you are using the threaded
XFree86 packages) for source, or <tt><nobr>sudo apt-get install --reinstall
xfree86-rootless-shlibs</nobr></tt> for binaries.</p></div>
</a>
-<a name="apple-x-delete"><div class="question"><p><b>Q7.8: I want the delete key in
Apple's X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</b></p></div>
+<a name="apple-x-bugs"><div class="question"><p><b>Q7.8: I had Fink's XFree86
+installed, and I've replaced it with Apple's X11, and now everything's
+crashing!</b></p></div>
+<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b>
+ First of all, if you previously had the "threaded" versions of Fink's
+XFree86 packages installed, you may need to rebuild the application that is crashing.
+ Some programs check for the availability of threading at build time, and then from
+then on believe that threading is available to them.
+ </p><p>
+ Secondly, you may have just hit an Apple X11 bug. As of the time of this writing,
+a number of bugs are known by the Apple team and are being worked on.
+ </p><p>
+ If you have general questions regarding Apple's X11 that are not really related to
+Fink, you may want to check <a href="http://www.lists.apple.com/x11-users";>Apple's
+official discussion list on X11</a>. They also have also recommended that bugs in X11
+be <a href="http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter";>submitted to the Apple bug
+reporter</a>.
+ </p></div>
+</a>
+<a name="apple-x-delete"><div class="question"><p><b>Q7.9: I want the delete key in
+Apple's X11.app to behave like that in XDarwin.</b></p></div>
<div class="answer"><p><b>A:</b> Some users have reported that the behavior of the
<tt><nobr>delete</nobr></tt> key is different between XDarwin and Apple X11. This can
be rectified by adding lines to the appropriate X startup
files:</p><p><b>.Xmodmap:</b></p><pre>keycode 59 =
Delete</pre><p><b>.Xresources:</b></p><pre>
xterm*.deleteIsDEL: true
xterm*.backarrowKey: false
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