Can Apple's X11 and Xdarwin coexist on my iMac?
October 28, 2004 1:31 PM Subscribe
Can Apple's X11 and Xdarwin coexist in peace and harmony on my Imac?
I ask because there are a number of cool Fink packages that crave the love of Xdarwin, and Fink teases me with cryptic references to peaceful cohabitation but leaves out specifics.
I ask because there are a number of cool Fink packages that crave the love of Xdarwin, and Fink teases me with cryptic references to peaceful cohabitation but leaves out specifics.
Response by poster: When I try to install certain apps with fink, such as xpdf, I get this message before it craps out:
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If you want to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. system-xtools instead to make this known to Fink's package system.
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It seems to indicate that there's a sweet little patch that will fool fink into thinking I'm running xdarwin or something.
[/cake---eat it too]
posted by mecran01 at 2:48 PM on October 28, 2004
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If you want to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. system-xtools instead to make this known to Fink's package system.
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It seems to indicate that there's a sweet little patch that will fool fink into thinking I'm running xdarwin or something.
[/cake---eat it too]
posted by mecran01 at 2:48 PM on October 28, 2004
Response by poster: [after having a google insight] It looks like system-xfree86 is used to tell fink that you *have* installed xdarwin somewhere.
I wonder if OS X is like a gateway drug that leads people to getting pure linux boxes, or if the opposite is true.
[gives up, takes ball, goes home]
posted by mecran01 at 3:02 PM on October 28, 2004
I wonder if OS X is like a gateway drug that leads people to getting pure linux boxes, or if the opposite is true.
[gives up, takes ball, goes home]
posted by mecran01 at 3:02 PM on October 28, 2004
Response by poster: I took your advice and installed x11 sdk on my ibook, then began installing xpdf.
It took a long time for the script to generate all of the necessary fonts, then I forgot it was running in the background (for over an hour) and rebooted my machine.
Now I get the same old error message when I try to install x11 packages. Sigh.
posted by mecran01 at 10:08 AM on November 2, 2004
It took a long time for the script to generate all of the necessary fonts, then I forgot it was running in the background (for over an hour) and rebooted my machine.
Now I get the same old error message when I try to install x11 packages. Sigh.
posted by mecran01 at 10:08 AM on November 2, 2004
Response by poster: Uninstalling all of fink, x11 and the x11 sdk, then reinstalling and using Fink Commander fixed everything. Thanks for your help!
posted by mecran01 at 1:33 PM on November 4, 2004
posted by mecran01 at 1:33 PM on November 4, 2004
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this is over a year old, and it looks like 10.2.8 broke it, but gives you some idea of what you're in for.
posted by lbergstr at 2:34 PM on October 28, 2004