Unix is tough when you're dyslexic (which is why I love GUI's and aliases. Below is what happened when I entered fink install system-xfree86 in xterm. BTW, the first-mentioned errors (the xfree86-base needed to be installed) happened whenever I tried to install a package, like bundle-gnome, sawfish or ethereal: --- (Reading database ... 7099 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking system-xfree86 (from .../system-xfree86_4.2-11_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
- found /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm - found /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb - found /usr/X11R6/bin/rman - found /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.dylib - found /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.dylib - found /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.dylib - found /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h Valid XFree86 installation detected. Setting up system-xfree86 (4.2-11) ... [blueDog:~] greghyde% [blueDog:~] greghyde% fink install system-xfree86 sudo /sw/bin/fink install system-xfree86 Information about 1277 packages read in 1 seconds. No packages to install. --- On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:23:08 -0400, Alexander Hansen wrote: > The problem is different now: before you were trying to install > system-xfree86, which is appropriate when you have an externally > installed XFree86 installation. > > Now you are trying to install the Fink xfree86-base and xfree86-shlibs > packages, which is well and good, but require you to manually remove > /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11; Fink isn't supposed to remove files that it > didn't install, and it didn't install your prior XFree86 package. > > By the way, if you do want to do this, make sure to install > xfree86-rootless and xfree86-rootless-shlibs, too. > > On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 14:14, Greg wrote: >> I've removed the aforementioned files (as far as I can tell). Now, I'm >> getting the following after a few hours scrolling. >> Thus the infinite, To be with Apple x11, or Not To Be with Apple x11. >> -That- is the question: >> --- >> You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11. >> This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to >> install xfree86-base again. (The package won't be recompiled.) If you >> want >> to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. >> system-xtools >> instead to make this known to Fink's package system. >> >> Press Return to continue. >> >> dpkg: error processing >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb >> (--install): >> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 >> Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-base-shlibs. >> Unpacking xfree86-base-shlibs (from >> .../xfree86-base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... >> Setting up xfree86-base-shlibs (4.2.1.1-3) ... >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb >> ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 >> Failed: can't batch-install packages: >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb >> --- >> On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:20:27 -0400, Alexander Hansen wrote: >>> On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 11:58, Greg wrote: >>>> I've read Fun with Fink. Have since uninstalled and reinstalled >>>> xfree86 twice. I only succeeded when installing (just like I succeeded >>>> last time) by installing the complete installer from GNU MAC. >>>> >>> Fair enough. >>> >>>> Now, however, after numerous attempts, I am unable to add Any >>>> packages. Commander sites a problem with deb.pkg, and below is what I >>>> get from Termenal and Xterm. And yes, I Do have apples xll installed, >>>> by way of the custom feature, as written in Fun With Fink. And >>>> it made >>>> no difference that I made myself root via netinfo. apt-get -f install >>>> was the result of a previous attempt to instal a package. Is if >>>> possible for a machine to reject software? :-/ >>>> >>>> Terminal: >>>> [blueDog:~] greghyde% apt-get -f install >>>> E: Could not open lock file /sw/var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 >>>> Permission >>>> denied) >>>> E: Unable to lock the administration directory >>>> (/sw/var/lib/dpkg/), are >>>> you root? >>>> [blueDog:~] greghyde% sudo apt-get -f install >>>> Password: >>>> Reading Package Lists... Done >>>> Building Dependency Tree... Done >>>> Correcting dependencies... Done >>>> The following extra packages will be installed: >>>> system-xfree86 >>>> The following NEW packages will be installed: >>>> system-xfree86 >>>> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not >>>> upgraded. >>>> 15 packages not fully installed or removed. >>>> Need to get 0B/3044B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. >>>> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] >>>> (Reading database ... 4080 files and directories currently installed.) >>>> Unpacking system-xfree86 (from >>>> .../system-xfree86_4.2-11_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... >>>> >>>> - found apple library >>> >>> The problem here is that you still have a library from Apple X11 in >>> addition to your XFree86 installation, and that's confusing >>> system-xfree86. Look for /usr/lib/libXplugin.1.dylib and delete >>> it--this library is only used by Apple X11. >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>> Xterm: >>>> (cd .libs && rm -f libpopt.la && ln -s ../libpopt.la libpopt.la) >>>> source='test1.c' object='test1.o' libtool=no \ >>>> depfile='.deps/test1.Po' tmpdepfile='.deps/test1.TPo' \ >>>> depmode=gcc /bin/sh ./depcomp \ >>>> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -I. -I. -I/sw/include -Wall -g >>>> -O2 -c >>>> `test -f 'test1.c' || echo './'`test1.c >>>> /bin/sh ./libtool --mode=link gcc -Wall -g -O2 -lintl -L/sw/lib -o >>>> test1 -all-static test1.o libpopt.la >>>> libtool: link: warning: complete static linking is impossible in this >>>> configuration >>>> gcc -Wall -g -O2 -o test1 test1.o -L/sw/lib ./.libs/libpopt.a >>>> /sw/lib/libintl.a -liconv >>>> ld: table of contents for archive: /sw/lib/libintl.a is out of date; >>>> rerun ranlib(1) (can't load from it) >>> >>> Run >>> >>> sudo ranlib /sw/lib/libintl.a >>> >>> (as the message implies, but doesn't say straight out). ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. 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