On 1/29/06, BuildSmart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 29, 2006, at 05:51 , Martin Costabel wrote: > > > BuildSmart wrote: > > [] > >> it seems that some files are replaced. > >> X11 is installed by fink. > > [] > >> Or did I misunderstand what I was reading. > > > > Yes. It is perfectly possible to install gnome and kde using > > Apple's X11. Did you read the FAQ entries 9.11-13? <http:// > > fink.sourceforge.net/faq/faq.en.html#usage-packages.apple-x11-wants- > > xfree86> > > > > Fink needs a *complete* installation of X11. This means that both > > X11User.pkg and X11SDK.pkg have to be installed, and *all* files > > therein (which sometimes needs more than one installation attempt, > > due to bugs in Apple's installer). Only when Fink detects that you > > don't have a complete X11 installation, it proposes to install > > another version from xfree86 or x.org. > > This particular machine is 3 days old (dual 2.5 Quad-Core G5 Tower). > > I have run the installer several times as suggested to ensure I have > a full install. > > What I am noticing is that I am unable to build any sources on this > new machine. > > Going over my OSXS 10.4.4 Corporate/Government install media it seems > that my XCode is 2.2.1. > > I'm getting errors during build. > > Failed: Can't resolve dependency "system-perl586" > > > > My installed Apple perl is 5.8.7 >
That'd be the source of your problem right there. You don't need to downgrade XCode or your OS or anything like that. Fink isn't set up to work with perl 5.8.7 yet--as we didn't know that Apple would be installing that version this soon on anything. <snip> -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
