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.
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