I received the following errors during a "fink update-all":
dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- base-threaded_4.2.1.1-18_darwin-powerpc.deb
The first error is clearly yours: If you have Apple's X11 installed, you should never have said "y" when fink proposed to install xfree86-* packages. You have now a bunch of half-installed packages that may be hard to get rid of.
/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- base-threaded-shlibs_4.2.1.1-18_darwin-powerpc.deb
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
24696 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xfree86-base-threaded 4.2.1.1-18 (using .../xfree86-base-threaded_4.2.1.1-18_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xfree86-base-threaded ...
Preparing to replace xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs 4.2.1.1-18 (using .../xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs_4.2.1.1-18_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs ...
Setting up xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs (4.2.1.1-18) ...
Now it has overwritten a part of your X11 installation.
Setting up xfree86-base-threaded (4.2.1.1-18) ...
ERROR: /etc/X11 exists, but is not a symlink to /usr/X11R6/etc.
dpkg: error processing xfree86-base-threaded (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
xfree86-base-threaded
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't batch-install packages: /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- base-threaded_4.2.1.1-18_darwin-powerpc.deb /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- base-threaded-shlibs_4.2.1.1-18_darwin-powerpc.deb
[sprotsman-lt:/Users/sprotsman] sprotsman#
I checked the FAQ and didn't find the "exit code 1" entry helpful. I
The error messages are rather verbose. They show clearly that you now have two half-installed packages that have overwritten a part of your X11 installation. You have to get rid of them first, probably best by using
sudo apt-get remove xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs xfree86-base-threaded
of sudo dpkg with various options.
use Apple's X11. The system-xfree86 place holder package is in place. Any ideas on how to correct this?
In the end you will have to reinstall Apple's X11 including the X11SDK package. Is this X11-beta3 on Jaguar?
-- Martin
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