can't be overwritten and that fink should be notified via the place holder packages that a different x11 installation is
in place.
now, "fink list xfree" yields
===cut here===
i system-xfree86 2:4.3-2 [placeholder for user installed x11]
i system-xfree86... 2:4.3-2 [placeholder for user installed x11 shared libra...
xfree86 4.3.99.16-2 Free X11 implementation for Darwin and Mac OS X
xfree86-base-t... [virtual package]
xfree86-base-t... [virtual package]
xfree86-rootle... [virtual package]
xfree86-rootle... [virtual package]
xfree86-shlibs 4.3.99.16-2 Free X11 implementation for Darwin and Mac OS X
===cut here===
i.e. fink seems to know about the (apple) x11 already installed.
repeating "fink install tetex" a second time yields:
=== cut here===
The following 4 additional packages will be installed:
tetex-base tetex-shlibs xfree86 xfree86-shlibs
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-shlibs_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
(Reading database ... 37255 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xfree86 (from .../xfree86_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
WARNING: if you compile X11 applications against this XFree86 release,
you will *not* be able to run them if you decide to revert to Apple's
X11 provided with Panther.
You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6 and/or /etc/X11. This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to install xfree86 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. ====cut here===
what am I doing wrong? any help appreciated.
joerg
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