One would think so. Other people have had the same problem with gimp. The best thing that I can think of to try is to install the dependencies individually to see which one of them makes you install xfree86.
On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 18:07, Augie Fackler wrote: > Ok, here is the output of fink-virtual-pkgs: > > % fink-virtual-pkgs > Package: system-perl > Status: install ok installed > Version: 5.6.0-1 > description: [virtual package representing perl] > provides: perl560-core > > Package: system-java13 > Status: install ok installed > Version: 1.3.1-1 > description: [virtual package representing Java 1.3.1] > > Package: system-java14 > Status: install ok installed > Version: 1.4.1-1 > description: [virtual package representing Java 1.4.1] > > Package: system-java14-dev > Status: install ok installed > Version: 1.4.1-1 > description: [virtual package representing Java 1.4.1 development > headers] > > Package: macosx > Status: install ok installed > Version: 10.2.8-1 > description: [virtual package representing the system] > > Package: darwin > Status: install ok installed > Version: 6.8-1 > description: [virtual package representing the kernel] > > Package: system-java13-dev > Status: install ok installed > Version: 1.3.1-1 > description: [virtual package representing Java 1.3.1 development > headers] > > Package: system-xfree86 > Status: install ok installed > Version: 2:4.2-1 > description: [placeholder for user installed x11] > provides: x11, x11-shlibs, libgl, libgl-shlibs, xft1, xft1-shlibs, rman > > Doesn't the last one fulfill the deps for gimp? should it? > > On Monday, November 24, 2003, at 05:49 PM, Benjamin Reed wrote: > > > Augie Fackler wrote: > > > >> sudo /sw/bin/fink install system-xfree86 > >> Information about 1283 packages read in 2 seconds. > >> No packages to install. > >> What gives? it isn't available? apt-get and fink say it's there, but > >> dpkg disagrees. What Now? > > > > If you have any reasonably modern fink, it should be provided > > automatically now. Running "fink-virtual-pkgs" should give you a list > > of the packages fink is currently detecting automatically, based on > > what's on your system. > > > > -- > > Benjamin Reed a.k.a. Ranger Rick -- http://ranger.befunk.com/ > > gpg: 6401 D02A A35F 55E9 D7DD 71C5 52EF A366 D3F6 65FE > > <jbeimler> yeah, rpm is for people who can't keep track of hundreds > > of scraps of paper > > > > <mime-attachment> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users -- Alexander K. Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users