Alexander: > That leads me to think that Fink's xfig install is probably setting > things up properly, and that the extra 'Fig' file that Brian > suggested might be the problem. A likely place would be in > /usr/X11/share/X11/app-defaults.
I have that directory but there is no Fig file there. > Also, what do you get from > "printenv XAPPLRESDIR"? I have /sw/etc/app-defaults/ % printenv XAPPLRESDIR % I have /sw/etc/app-defaults/. It contains a Fig file with the line: Fig.version: 3.2.5b That's weird since % which xfig /sw/bin/xfig > If there's no extra 'Fig' lying around, then compare what you have with: > > $ ls -l /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig > -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 22724 Jan 15 14:40 /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig > $ file /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig > /sw/etc/app-defaults/Fig: ASCII text As far as I know I don't have an extre Fig. > If something's amiss your 'Fig' might be rotten. In that case try > "fink reinstall xfig". % fink reinstall xfig Password: Information about 8929 packages read in 1 seconds. The following package will be reinstalled: xfig Reading buildlock packages... /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/xfig_3.2.5b-3_darwin-x86_64.deb (Reading database ... 31809 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xfig 3.2.5b-3 (using .../xfig_3.2.5b-3_darwin-x86_64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xfig ... Setting up xfig (3.2.5b-3) ... Still get the message. > Then, if that fails, try "fink rebuild xfig". % fink rebuild xfig Information about 8929 packages read in 1 seconds. The following package will be rebuilt: xfig Setting runtime build-lock... ... Unpacking replacement xfig ... Setting up xfig (3.2.5b-3) ... Updating the list of locally available binary packages. Scanning dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64 Changed package: dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/graphics/xfig_3.2.5b-3_darwin-x86_64.deb % I still get the message ... Obviously fig doesn't know where to look but the file is in a sensible place. I thin that it needs to be told the right thing at compile time. > In any case, we should update to the new version. COOL!!!! Tom Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D. Senior Investigator National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory Molecular Information Theory Group Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 schne...@mail.nih.gov http://schneider.ncifcrf.gov/ (current link) http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
