Well, you get xquartz from http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/X11-2.3.3.2.dmg
You wouldn't need xorg-shlibs. You should be able to see ghostscript fonts. What do you get from fink --version Joe Caramagno wrote: > Hey Robert, > > Thanks for the help. > I downloaded the R-2.9.1dmg from CRAN. > Okay, so if xorg is not available for 10.5, then I'll have to use > something else. Like you said, xquartz. But xquartz doesn't show up in > my Fink Commander window either. And what about xorg-shlibs and > ghostscript-fonts? > > Joe > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Robert Wyatt <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Joe Caramagno wrote: > > I am a new user and admittedly have no idea what I'm doing. > That's why I'm following directions given to me by my professor. > Here's my issue: I'm installing R on my macbook pro with leopard > 10.5.7. As instructed, I downloaded R, aquamacs, the latest > version Xcode, and the latest version of Fink. I was instructed > to install the following packages in this order: > xorg xorg-shlibs tetex tetex-texmf auctex xdvi ghostscript > ghostscript-fonts gv ggv ispell > xorg xorg-shlibs and ghostscript-fonts do not appear in the main > window when I start Fink. I need to know if I absolutely need > those packages to run R, or are they somehow automatically > installed already, or is there some workaround I can employ. Thanks. > > Joe > > > Hi Joe, > > I'm not an expert with r, so help me out here. > > Does your professor know there is a MacOS X (native) binary > available? http://cran.r-project.org/ > > When you "downloaded R" where did you get it (that is which file do > you mean that you downloaded)? > > The package (r-base) includes the following: > > R.app no longer included in the R source distribution. To > install, go to http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/, download > and install R-GUI.dmg. You will then need to edit Info.plist > inside the app bundle to point to /sw/Library/R.Framework > (instead of /Library/R.Framework). > > > (But I don't find R-GUI.dmg at that location.) > > xorg is not available on 10.5... > http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/xorg > > ... instead, users are now encouraged to use xquartz: > http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases > > In your "fink window" (do you mean you are using Fink Commander?) do > you see r-base available? > > Best regards, > Robert > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
