differnt FilmGimp query. Have Xfree86 0.5.0a etc.

Jenga · 12-14-2002, 12:50 AM

Alright, I updated fink through CVS to 0.5.0a. I finally found and ran the install for Gimp-1.2 and enjoyed myself my long overdue very first Gimp session on my own computer. Still, this isn't completely new to me but I was looking for FilmGimp. I downloaded the .info file and the .patch file from film gimp's website and installed in the in the Graphics folder under /sw/fink/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics folder. Voila, now I've got it on the list for fink. But when I run 'fink install filmgimp' I get this message:

sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp
Password:
Reading package info...
Information about 794 packages read in 4 seconds.

fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The
candidates:

(1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86
(2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data

Pick one: [1]

Now what do I do? I don't want to reinstall Free86 unless I have no choice. And if I remember correctly, choosing option two resulted in a cannot complete message.

Again here is my exact version info:

fink --version
Package manager version: 0.11.1
Distribution version: 0.5.0a.cvs

I'd deeply appreciate help from anyone who knows exactly how to approach this problem. Thankyou.
I've decided to come here because you guys have given me fantasic help before with a truly respectful attitude. Keep up the good work.
Thankyou,
Jenga

sao · 12-14-2002, 02:47 AM

Jenga,

Since a few days "filmgimp" is in Fink "unstable" branch already.

Code:

 i   filmgimp               0.10-3           Tool for painting and retouching movie images
     filmgimp-dev           0.10-3           Tool for painting and retouching movie images
 i   filmgimp-shlibs        0.10-3           Tool for painting and retouching movie images

I suggest you delete the ".info and the .patch" files you copied to /sw/fink/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics folder.

And then, configure Fink to use unstable by adding unstable/main and unstable/crypto to the Trees: line in /sw/etc/fink.conf. You probably have done this already as I see you have Fink distribution version: 0.5.0a.cvs

Then, run again 'fink selfupdate-cvs'

(filmgimp will show when you run 'fink list')

and then, 'fink install filmgimp'

Cheers...

Jenga · 12-14-2002, 01:06 PM

I'm sorry to say this but I don't know how to update the the two places of the Trees that you mentioned. I have on the other hand deleted the .info and .patch files but I still get the:

filmgimp 0.10-1 Filmgimp is a tool for manipulating images.

on my list instead of the 0.10-3 entry that you listed. I also ran 'fink index' to try and make sure it was looking at an updated list.

If I try to install anything I get the message that I described before in my first post that gives me the options to either install a placeholder Xfree86 or to reinstall the base. This happens even if I just run 'fink update-all' ! Please tell me what's one your mind and how I can tell it to start accepting files from the unstable branch.

thankyou so much!

Jenga

nosaj56 · 12-14-2002, 01:52 PM

From Fink FAQ Unstable Question:

Quote:


	If you want Fink to use all of unstable, edit /sw/etc/fink.conf, add unstable/main and unstable/crypto to the beginning of the Trees: line, and then run the command fink index.

So, all you have to do is:

Code:

sudo pico /sw/etc/fink.conf

and add unstable/main and unstable/crypto to the "Trees:" line like it says.

Then

Code:

fink index

sao · 12-14-2002, 03:16 PM

Jenga,

Show me the result of:

fink list -i --section=x11-system

Cheers...

Jenga · 12-14-2002, 03:18 PM

I used pico and edited the text file just as you instructed (thankyou, it worked like a charm) and so then the right filmgimp package was showing up on my fink list but when I tryed to 'fink install filmgimp' this is the exact message that I got:

fink install filmgimp
sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp
Password:
Reading package info...
Information about 1888 packages read in 9 seconds.

fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The
candidates:

(1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86
(2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data
(3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data

Pick one: [1]

-now in the past when It told me this before it just gave me options 1 and 2 and whenever I tried either of them it would just error. So I am going to assume trying option 3 won't help either

I deeply appreciate the responses so far, but how do I deal with this virtual dependancy problem that stops me from installing everyting...including running 'fink update-all' ?

Thankyou very much,

Jenga

Jenga · 12-14-2002, 03:27 PM

sao, I ran the command that you asked and got this for an answer:

fink list -i --section=x11-system
Reading package info...
Information about 1888 packages read in 8 seconds.

(i) xfree86-base-sh 4.2.1.1-4 XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and...

does this help?

thanks a million

Jenga

sao · 12-14-2002, 04:08 PM

Jenga,

(i) xfree86-base-sh 4.2.1.1-4 XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and...

Only?

The command doesn't show your xfree86-base or rootless package as being installed, or if you have an outside Fink XFree86 install, it should show system-xfree86 installed.

Unfortunately, I just learned, that the method you probably did, of grabbing the 'filmgimp.dmg' file for OS X, ran the MacFilmGimp program, and let it automatically add the files to fink and compile the program, may severely hose your fink install, as they are distributing an INVALID fink .info file.

Problem is, I don't know how to fix it, because I don't know what's hosed in your system, really.

The right way to do it was to enable the "unstable" tree and install the corrected fink .info file as I told you in my posts above.

Check the following post here:

http://www.mail-archive.com/fink-beg.../msg04356.html

Try to run:

'fink install xfree86-base'

and see what comes out.

Cheers...

Jenga · 12-14-2002, 09:15 PM

Well to make sure that I'm not sending the wrong message I never did find and use a filmgimp.dmg disk image and/or install from it. Had I, there would have been much rejoicing untill I realized my fink install was defunked. I guess it already is and I'm not sure why. I don't know why it's saying that my xfree86 base is missing but maybe it happened in the update somehow. Thankyou for the warning.

So that taken with everything else I have described thus far, I have done what you suggested and I've run 'fink install xfree86-base' and that went successfully. Then I tried to install filmgimp which does show up on the list and I get the same response:

fink install filmgimp
sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp
Password:
Reading package info...
Information about 1888 packages read in 8 seconds.

fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The
candidates:

(1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86
(2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data
(3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data

Pick one: [1]

So was I supposed to do something else and reinstalling the base was just and intermediate step or should that have taken care of the problem as far as you know?

Thankyou so much for your patience thus far, please tell me what you're getting from all of this.

thanks a bunch!

Jon

sao · 12-15-2002, 01:48 AM

Jenga,

Now, you can run again:

'fink install filmgimp'

and when it ask you for an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency, write number 2 (xfree86-base) and press return. It will probably then install filmgimp.

Once it's installed and you typed rehash, you can try again to run:

'fink selfupdate-cvs'

and 'fink update-all'

Cheers...

Jenga · 12-15-2002, 03:30 PM

Thankyou for the advice and the wonderful help thus far but remember what I said, it gives me an error if I try any of the 3 options. Regardless I tried 2 as you suggested and this is the message that I got:

fink install filmgimp
sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp
Password:
Reading package info...
Information about 1897 packages read in 10 seconds.

fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The
candidates:

(1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86
(2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data
(3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data

Pick one: [1] 2
The following package will be installed or updated:
filmgimp
The following 4 additional packages will be installed:
aalib aalib-shlibs filmgimp-shlibs xfree86-base
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-4_darwin-powerpc.deb
(Reading database ... 16843 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xfree86-base 4.2.1.1-4 (using .../xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-4_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xfree86-base ...
Setting up xfree86-base (4.2.1.1-4) ...
ERROR: /etc/X11 exists, but is not a symlink to /usr/X11R6/etc.
dpkg: error processing xfree86-base (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
xfree86-base
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't install package xfree86-base-4.2.1.1-4

This is how it's always been. I don't know what to do. Please tell me what's on your mind as soon as you get the time.

Thankyou yet again,

Jenga

sao · 12-15-2002, 03:38 PM

Jenga,

I would stop the agony, delete Fink and XFree86 and start all over again.

sudo rm -rf /sw to delete Fink

sudo rm -rf /usr/X11R6 /etc/X11 /Applications/XDarwin.app

to get rid of XFree86 and the XDarwin.app

Cheers...

Jenga · 12-16-2002, 12:44 AM

I got rid of fink, but the rm XDarwin one didn't work for somereason. Either way I reinstalled the base, I believe, earlier today as well as Filmgimp and the newer version of gimp. Thankyou very much Sao, I do deeply appreciate the help that you gave and I'm sorry that I led us all on a such a goose chase.

Now if I could only figure out how to import video clips...maybe you can't, I might have just embarrassed myself. Either way:

Cheers to you

Jenga

12-14-2002, 12:50 AM	#1
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	differnt FilmGimp query. Have Xfree86 0.5.0a etc. Alright, I updated fink through CVS to 0.5.0a. I finally found and ran the install for Gimp-1.2 and enjoyed myself my long overdue very first Gimp session on my own computer. Still, this isn't completely new to me but I was looking for FilmGimp. I downloaded the .info file and the .patch file from film gimp's website and installed in the in the Graphics folder under /sw/fink/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics folder. Voila, now I've got it on the list for fink. But when I run 'fink install filmgimp' I get this message: sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp Password: Reading package info... Information about 794 packages read in 4 seconds. fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The candidates: (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data Pick one: [1] Now what do I do? I don't want to reinstall Free86 unless I have no choice. And if I remember correctly, choosing option two resulted in a cannot complete message. Again here is my exact version info: fink --version Package manager version: 0.11.1 Distribution version: 0.5.0a.cvs I'd deeply appreciate help from anyone who knows exactly how to approach this problem. Thankyou. I've decided to come here because you guys have given me fantasic help before with a truly respectful attitude. Keep up the good work. Thankyou, Jenga

12-14-2002, 02:47 AM	#2
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Jenga, Since a few days "filmgimp" is in Fink "unstable" branch already. Code: i filmgimp 0.10-3 Tool for painting and retouching movie images filmgimp-dev 0.10-3 Tool for painting and retouching movie images i filmgimp-shlibs 0.10-3 Tool for painting and retouching movie images I suggest you delete the ".info and the .patch" files you copied to /sw/fink/10.2/stable/main/finkinfo/graphics folder. And then, configure Fink to use unstable by adding unstable/main and unstable/crypto to the Trees: line in /sw/etc/fink.conf. You probably have done this already as I see you have Fink distribution version: 0.5.0a.cvs Then, run again 'fink selfupdate-cvs' (filmgimp will show when you run 'fink list') and then, 'fink install filmgimp' Cheers... Last edited by sao; 12-14-2002 at 03:11 AM.

12-14-2002, 01:06 PM	#3
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	Don't know how to add unstable/main and unstable/crypto in the Trees I'm sorry to say this but I don't know how to update the the two places of the Trees that you mentioned. I have on the other hand deleted the .info and .patch files but I still get the: filmgimp 0.10-1 Filmgimp is a tool for manipulating images. on my list instead of the 0.10-3 entry that you listed. I also ran 'fink index' to try and make sure it was looking at an updated list. If I try to install anything I get the message that I described before in my first post that gives me the options to either install a placeholder Xfree86 or to reinstall the base. This happens even if I just run 'fink update-all' ! Please tell me what's one your mind and how I can tell it to start accepting files from the unstable branch. thankyou so much! Jenga

12-14-2002, 03:18 PM	#6
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	close but no cigar I used pico and edited the text file just as you instructed (thankyou, it worked like a charm) and so then the right filmgimp package was showing up on my fink list but when I tryed to 'fink install filmgimp' this is the exact message that I got: fink install filmgimp sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp Password: Reading package info... Information about 1888 packages read in 9 seconds. fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The candidates: (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data (3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data Pick one: [1] -now in the past when It told me this before it just gave me options 1 and 2 and whenever I tried either of them it would just error. So I am going to assume trying option 3 won't help either I deeply appreciate the responses so far, but how do I deal with this virtual dependancy problem that stops me from installing everyting...including running 'fink update-all' ? Thankyou very much, Jenga

12-14-2002, 03:27 PM	#7
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	reply to sao's query sao, I ran the command that you asked and got this for an answer: fink list -i --section=x11-system Reading package info... Information about 1888 packages read in 8 seconds. (i) xfree86-base-sh 4.2.1.1-4 XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and... does this help? thanks a million Jenga

12-14-2002, 03:16 PM	#5
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Jenga, Show me the result of: fink list -i --section=x11-system Cheers...

12-14-2002, 04:08 PM	#8
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Jenga, (i) xfree86-base-sh 4.2.1.1-4 XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and... Only? The command doesn't show your xfree86-base or rootless package as being installed, or if you have an outside Fink XFree86 install, it should show system-xfree86 installed. Unfortunately, I just learned, that the method you probably did, of grabbing the 'filmgimp.dmg' file for OS X, ran the MacFilmGimp program, and let it automatically add the files to fink and compile the program, may severely hose your fink install, as they are distributing an INVALID fink .info file. Problem is, I don't know how to fix it, because I don't know what's hosed in your system, really. The right way to do it was to enable the "unstable" tree and install the corrected fink .info file as I told you in my posts above. Check the following post here: http://www.mail-archive.com/fink-beg.../msg04356.html Try to run: 'fink install xfree86-base' and see what comes out. Cheers... Last edited by sao; 12-14-2002 at 04:59 PM.

12-14-2002, 09:15 PM	#9
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	keep on truckin Well to make sure that I'm not sending the wrong message I never did find and use a filmgimp.dmg disk image and/or install from it. Had I, there would have been much rejoicing untill I realized my fink install was defunked. I guess it already is and I'm not sure why. I don't know why it's saying that my xfree86 base is missing but maybe it happened in the update somehow. Thankyou for the warning. So that taken with everything else I have described thus far, I have done what you suggested and I've run 'fink install xfree86-base' and that went successfully. Then I tried to install filmgimp which does show up on the list and I get the same response: fink install filmgimp sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp Password: Reading package info... Information about 1888 packages read in 8 seconds. fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The candidates: (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data (3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data Pick one: [1] So was I supposed to do something else and reinstalling the base was just and intermediate step or should that have taken care of the problem as far as you know? Thankyou so much for your patience thus far, please tell me what you're getting from all of this. thanks a bunch! Jon

12-15-2002, 01:48 AM	#10
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Jenga, Now, you can run again: 'fink install filmgimp' and when it ask you for an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency, write number 2 (xfree86-base) and press return. It will probably then install filmgimp. Once it's installed and you typed rehash, you can try again to run: 'fink selfupdate-cvs' and 'fink update-all' Cheers...

12-15-2002, 03:30 PM	#11
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	none of the 3 options have ever worked, just like before Thankyou for the advice and the wonderful help thus far but remember what I said, it gives me an error if I try any of the 3 options. Regardless I tried 2 as you suggested and this is the message that I got: fink install filmgimp sudo /sw/bin/fink install filmgimp Password: Reading package info... Information about 1897 packages read in 10 seconds. fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. The candidates: (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data (3) xfree86-base-threaded: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data Pick one: [1] 2 The following package will be installed or updated: filmgimp The following 4 additional packages will be installed: aalib aalib-shlibs filmgimp-shlibs xfree86-base Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y dpkg -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-4_darwin-powerpc.deb (Reading database ... 16843 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xfree86-base 4.2.1.1-4 (using .../xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-4_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xfree86-base ... Setting up xfree86-base (4.2.1.1-4) ... ERROR: /etc/X11 exists, but is not a symlink to /usr/X11R6/etc. dpkg: error processing xfree86-base (--install): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: xfree86-base ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't install package xfree86-base-4.2.1.1-4 This is how it's always been. I don't know what to do. Please tell me what's on your mind as soon as you get the time. Thankyou yet again, Jenga

12-15-2002, 03:38 PM	#12
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Jenga, I would stop the agony, delete Fink and XFree86 and start all over again. sudo rm -rf /sw to delete Fink sudo rm -rf /usr/X11R6 /etc/X11 /Applications/XDarwin.app to get rid of XFree86 and the XDarwin.app Cheers...

12-16-2002, 12:44 AM	#13
Jenga Prospect Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: MSU Bozeman Posts: 14	it's done... I got rid of fink, but the rm XDarwin one didn't work for somereason. Either way I reinstalled the base, I believe, earlier today as well as Filmgimp and the newer version of gimp. Thankyou very much Sao, I do deeply appreciate the help that you gave and I'm sorry that I led us all on a such a goose chase. Now if I could only figure out how to import video clips...maybe you can't, I might have just embarrassed myself. Either way: Cheers to you Jenga Last edited by Jenga; 12-16-2002 at 12:49 AM.