system-xfree86 installing with fink
system-xfree86 installing with fink
- Subject: system-xfree86 installing with fink
- From: John Gates <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:29:51 -0700
I'm using fink to download system-xfree86, and it is having trouble.
I've downloaded X11, X11SDK, and fink has successfully downloaded
several non-X applications, so I don't think the issue is with fink
itself.
I've tried downloading binaries and building from source, the results
follow. Any help is appreciated.
PATH=/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/jgates:/usr/
X11R6/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
I get this when installing binaries
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net release/main Packages
Hit http://us.dl.sourceforge.net release/main Release
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
system-xfree86
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
15 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1924B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
(Reading database ... 4160 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking system-xfree86 (from
.../system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing
/sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb
E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
If I try to build from source using fink commander, I get this
The following package will be installed or updated:
system-xfree86
rm -rf /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5
mkdir -p /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw
mkdir -p /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/DEBIAN
mkdir -p /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw/share/doc/system-xfree86
echo "system-xfree86 is a bundle package that doesn't install any files
of its own."
>/sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw/share/doc/system-xfree86/README
rm -f /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw/info/dir
/sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw/info/dir.old
/sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw/share/info/dir
/sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5/sw/share/info/dir.old
Writing control file...
Writing package script preinst...
Writing shlibs file...
mkdir -p /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system
dpkg-deb -b root-system-xfree86-4.2-5
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system
dpkg-deb: building package `system-xfree86' in
`/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-
xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb'.
ln -sf
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-
xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb /sw/fink/debs/
rm -rf /sw/src/root-system-xfree86-4.2-5
dpkg -i
/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system-
xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb
(Reading database ... 4160 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking system-xfree86 (from
.../system-xfree86_4.2-5_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
- found /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm
- found /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb
- found /usr/X11R6/bin/rman
- found /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.dylib
- found /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.dylib
- found /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.dylib
- found /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h
An error occurred trying to find your XFree86 installation's
version. This really shouldn't happen, so I'm bailing. :(
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