On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 01:00, David Salib wrote: > I got this when I tried to install vim : > > noodle:/Users/david] david# fink install vim > > Information about 1686 packages read in 1 seconds. > > > > pkg vim version ### > > pkg vim version 6.1-4 > > > > fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual > > dependency. The > > candidates: > > > > (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 > > (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data > > (3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and > > data > > > > Pick one: [1] ^C > > this brings to mind three questions : What is a virtual dependancy?
Operationally, a virtual dependency is one that can be provided by more than one package; a normal dependency, by contrast, requires a particular package. > Why would vim need XFree86? Because this version is set up with X support. If you don't need xfree86 then you can install vim-nox. > What happened after I killed fink?(Have I done a bad thing) Nothing bad happened. > > Thanks, > > David Salib > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future > of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community > Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0003en > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0004en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
