First of all -- did you download the recent Developer Tools? Remember that you can't go any further without that. If you have, then I'll assume that you're still waiting to install xfree86-server (which you downloaded earlier, according to a previous post).
Please execute the following command (copy it directly into terminal) fink list | grep '^ i' This will tell you which packages are installed on your system. You need to have xfree86-base installed, which provides the base upon which further Xfree86 software is built. If this is not present, I recommend that you do fink install xfree86-base And this will give you the xfree86-base package. From here, you can then do fink install xfree86-rootless or fink install xfree86-server to get yourself a full Xfree86 installation. Remember, if you don't have the Developer Tools yet, none of this is going to work. The reason you need Xfree86 to install gtk+ is because gtk+ is like a higher-level layer, which can't function without the foundation of xfree86. If you want to take this one step at a time, just do "fink list | grep '^ i' " and post the results, we can go step by step from there (do not include the doublequotes). Erik On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 03:04 PM, Dan Shafer wrote: > Now I'm seriously lost here. I sure hope someone can help. So far, this > list has been silent on this issue, leading me to believe that perhaps > I am trying to go about this all wrong? > > I couldn't get gtk to install because, I was told, it needs > xfree86-server. So I tried to install xfree-86 server but the install > failed. I posted a note about this yesterday. > > Today, I saw a note on the discussion list indicating I might benefit > by installing system-xfree86. So I tried that. That produces a conflict > with x11: > > ------- > > xfree86-base conflicts with x11 > system-xfree86 provides x11 and is to be installed. > > -------- > > So what do I do now? I'd blow away the x11 directory and try again but > I can't even find the x11 directory, which I'm not sure installed right > in the first place. > > As you can see, I'm a real *nix/Darwin neophyte here. I've obviously > mucked this up pretty badly. > -- Dan Shafer, Personal Creativity Trainer and Consultant > Trained Hartman Value Profile Analyst > http://www.danshafer.com/valueprofile.html > > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > > ---- Erik Price Web Developer Temp Media Lab, H.H. Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
