On 11/1/05, Holger Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Am 01.11.2005 um 15:09 schrieb Martin Costabel:
>
>
> >> 1.     system-xfree86-manual-install
> >>     to use Apple's X11.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Wrong. You don't install this, it is purely virtual like all the
> > system-xfree86-* packages. They show up automatically when you have
> > installed the right things in /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11. The system-
> > xfree86-manual-install package is special: it is never marked as
> > installed; its usefulness is of a more esoteric nature.
> >
>
> I'm not quite sure, if I understand that. But it seems there is
> already a virtual package active, so I won't care. But I think the
> esoteric behavior of system-xfree86-manual-install might confuse some
> users. Do we really need it? Can it be ommitted in the list?
>
> Thanks.
>
> hs
>
It's done this way because otherwise fink will try to install XFree86
or Xorg.  This gives the user a chance to stop things before a huge
build occurs.

--
Alexander K. Hansen
Fink Documenter
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/


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