thanks alexander, thanks mark, the problem is that I didn't install system-gs 8. it's rather latex2rtf which tries to install it:
that's why i think there's an issue. indeed, fink install latex2html worked fine whereas previously % fink install latex2rtf latex2html failed. now, fink install latex2rtf still bugs me: >> fink install latex2rtf >> sudo /sw/bin/fink install latex2rtf >> Information about 2934 packages read in 2 seconds. >> >> >> fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The >> candidates: >> >> (1) ghostscript: Interpreter for PostScript and PDF >> (2) ghostscript6: Interpreter for PostScript and PDF, v6.01 >> (3) system-ghostscript6: Placeholder package for manually installed >> ghostscript 6.01 >> (4) system-ghostscript8: Placeholder package for manually installed >> ghostscript 8.00 thanks for your help, Pejvan Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > Why did you install system-ghostscript8 then? That's a placeholder for > X-enabled Ghostscript 8. > > -- > Alexander K. Hansen > Levitated Dipole Experiment > http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pejvan BEIGUI > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 9:42 AM > To: fink-users > Subject: [Fink-users] issues installing latex2html > > Here's the error I get while trying to install latex2html: > > >>Selecting previously deselected package system-ghostscript8. >>dpkg: regarding .../system-ghostscript8_8.00-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > > containing system-ghostscript8: > >> ghostscript-nox conflicts with ghostscript >> system-ghostscript8 provides ghostscript and is to be installed. >>dpkg: error processing > > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/system-ghostscript8_ > 8.00-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): > >> conflicting packages - not installing system-ghostscript8 >>Errors were encountered while processing: >> > > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/system-ghostscript8_ > 8.00-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > >>### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 >>Failed: can't install package system-ghostscript8-8.00-1 > > > I've installed tetex-nox, no need for x stuff. > Is there any workaround? > > Thanks, > > Pejvan > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
