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Martin Costabel wrote:
> Alexander K. Hansen wrote: []
>> Unfortunately, the "xfree86" issue isn't something on your end,
>> per se.  It's due to how Apple versions X11 and how Fink detects
>> that.
>
> That's not true. On stock Leopard, X11 should be recognized, with
> "Xfree86 version number" equal to 7.2. The message
>
> could not determine XFree86 version number
>
> is a sure sign that the X11 update pkg from the macosforge Xquartz
> wiki was installed on top of Leopard's X11, but not the specific
> Xquartz binary that is there for use with Fink. I have spent some
> time to help make sure that such an Xquartz binary came into being,
>  and I have suggested on fink-core that someone write a news item
> about this, but I don't have any more time for this now.
> Unfortunately on the Xquartz wiki they don't mention the existence
> of the Fink-specific Xquartz binary, probably because their chief
> developers ran out of steam, too.
>
> The 2.1.0.1 update pkg is mentioned here:
> <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz/wiki/Releases> and it
> is downloadable, as well as the Xquartz-1.3.0-apple-fink binary,
> from here: <http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/>
>
> The optimal procedure is: On a Leopard system, where X11 is now
> installed by default (also the SDK with Xcode), download and
> install the X11-2.1.0.1.pkg from the macosforge site, then download
>  the file Xquartz-1.3.0-apple-fink.bz and install it as explained
> on the first page quoted above. For the whole story, read also
> Pedro Massobio's page on Leopard and X11
> <http://homepage.mac.com/sao1/X11/index.html>
>
My comment referred to a recent message from one of our developers who
said that he had the issue with a stock Leopard X11 install:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.devel/15391

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