The symbolic link may have been broken, but I had already reinstalled X11 from disk, and so far, python et al are installing well. Thanks!!!
Victoria On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Alexander Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/3/12 5:25 AM, Victoria Coles wrote: >> Thanks for your help! >> >> Below is the output from checking the package receipt database, and >> the virtual packages (which I now know how to do :)) >> >> It looks to me that I need to reinstall X11 from the 10.6 system >> install disk based on your previous responses to others, correct? >> >> Victoria >> > >> com.apple.pkg.update.X11.10.6.3.combo >> com.apple.pkg.update.X11.10.6.5 >> com.apple.pkg.X11DocumentationLeo >> com.apple.pkg.X11SDKLeo >> com.apple.pkg.X11User >> com.apple.pkg.X11Update2006 >> com.apple.pkg.X11User >> >> lucrezia:fink-0.32.6 2 vcoles$ fink-virtual-pkgs --debug 2>&1 | grep >> -A31 libX11 >> - checking for library libX11.6.dylib... missing > > There's another possibility, given that MATLAB works for you. > > Do you have a /usr/X11R6 symbolic link that points to /usr/X11 ? It's > not really needed any more except for compatibility with X11 on OS 10.4 > and earlier, but fink looks in /usr/X11R6 for X11 for historical reasons. > > Using > > cd /usr > sudo ln -s X11 X11R6 > > should fix that. If, on the other hand, you are actually missing > /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.6.dylib, then a reinstall would be in order. > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > http://finkakh.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/got-job/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
