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Re: fyi: failed attempt to install fvwm2 in 10.7 tree from 10.4

by Alexander Hansen-2 :: Rate this Message:

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On 4/28/12 12:30 PM, John Wiggins wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> Copied the fvwm from 10.4 tree and tried to install unsuccessfully.
>
> Please note I am able to do a non-fink install of fvwm-2.6.5 from
>   www.fvwm.org/download
> into /usr/local/bin with
> <copy package into /tmp/fvwm2dir and>
> $ gunzip fvwm-2.6.5.tar.gz
> $ tar -xvf - <  fvwm-2.6.5.tar
> $ cd fvwm-2.6.5
> $ pwd
> /tmp/fvwm2dir/fvwm-2.6.5
> ./configure
> make
> make install
> $ which fvwm2
> /usr/local/bin/fvwm2
> $
>
> tks,
> jw
>
> __________
>
>
> $ cp fvwm*  /sw/fink/10.7/local/main/finkinfo/
> $ cd /sw/fink/10.7/local/main/finkinfo
> $ pwd
> /sw/fink/10.7/local/main/finkinfo
> $ ls -tlr
> total 56
> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  1517 Apr 28 10:58 a2ps.info
> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   328 Apr 28 11:47 fvwm2.patch
> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  5420 Apr 28 11:47 fvwm2.info
> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  2514 Apr 28 11:47 fvwm.patch
> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  2558 Apr 28 11:47 fvwm.info
> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   934 Apr 28 11:47 fvwm-icons.info
> $
>
> $ fink list | grep fvwm
>          fvwm    1.24r-6 X11 window manager with large virtual desktop (version 1)
>          fvwm-common-no-gnome    2.6.1-3 Common files for versions 1 and 2.xx of fvwm
>          fvwm-icons      2.4.0-5 Icons for fvwm
>          fvwm2-no-gnome  2.6.1-3 X11 window manager with large virtual desktop
> $
>
> fink install  fvwm2-no-gnome 2>&1 | tee install.fvwm2-no-gnome_28apr12 2>&1
>

("fink -l install" generates a logfile, too.  See 'man fink' for more
options)


> Can't resolve dependency "libstroke (>= 0.5.1-3)" for package
> "fvwm2-no-gnome-2.6.1-3" (no matching packages/versions found)
> Exiting with failure.
>
>

Can you do a _fink_ install of fvwm-2.6.5 by modifying the Source,
Source-MD5, and getting rid of the libstroke dependency?

--
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison
http://finkakh.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/got-job/

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