Re: [Fink-devel] system-xfree86-4.2-1

2003-01-08 Thread pluto5000
ur prob is that u want to install xfree86-base this is the fink equiv of apple's X11 installer what u want to do is this in the terminal: 'sudo apt-get install system-xfree86' (without quotes) after you have done apt-get update then it'll all work correctly JP

Re: [Fink-devel] system-xfree86-4.2-1

2003-01-08 Thread pluto5000
u didn't install the SDK for apple's X11. It's linked to from the main page (http://a1408.g.akamai.net/5/1408/1388/818a79d41f1a22/1a1a1acd38990667d0fe67d53baad839a91985ea187bea5786de0f406fe45786d91d6897c7fd2e5b8bbef52c5a8cbcec1f4f80b0e7156dbf3197cd/ X11SDKForMacOSX.dmg.bin) at

[Fink-devel] X11: rootless v. base

2003-01-07 Thread pluto5000
I agree that the rootless package is kind of pointless, but as Anthony DeRobertis [EMAIL PROTECTED] said there are many situations when X11 libs, but no X server are needed. but because fink installs ALL of XFree86 except the server in one package that argument is moot until we see many more

Re: [Fink-devel] X11: rootless v. base

2003-01-07 Thread pluto5000
i suppose that it is better to be able to have incrimental upgrades w/ separate packages. but xfree86-rootless always depends on the latest xfree86-base. so we still upgrade the whole, just it takes more steps. I'd like to see many more parts/sections of the xfree86 packages. I'd b willing

[Fink-devel] new maintainer

2003-01-06 Thread pluto5000
Hi all, I just found out this morning that I'm the maintainer of 'libnids' Until now i didn't know I was. :) Now I need to know how I can update and/or edit the package description. I know nothing and there was no readily available info on the sourceforge page. I'm about to go and try