Hey, this might be a dumb question, but I don¹t see it readily in the wiki or on the website or whatnot... I want to install macports on an OS X server (10.4 Tiger), but am having some difficulty. I installed the Xcode Tools, using default selections, and then installed macports. I then tried port selfupdate, and it complained about Library not loaded (I can give details if needed.) So I consulted the website... The website says to install Xcode Tools, and go into options, and include X11. But X11 is grayed out so I can¹t. And now I¹m in the situation where I don¹t know what to do next. Any suggestions? Again, if this isn¹t something obvious, I can include details of error messages, etc. I just thought I¹d keep it stupid for the moment, and see if someone can tell me something obvious. Thanks for your help.
On Nov 15, 2007, at 13:26, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
Hey, this might be a dumb question, but I don’t see it readily in the wiki or on the website or whatnot...
I want to install macports on an OS X server (10.4 Tiger), but am having some difficulty.
I installed the Xcode Tools, using default selections, and then installed macports. I then tried port selfupdate, and it complained about Library not loaded (I can give details if needed.) So I consulted the website...
The website says to install Xcode Tools, and go into options, and include X11. But X11 is grayed out so I can’t.
And now I’m in the situation where I don’t know what to do next. Any suggestions?
Again, if this isn’t something obvious, I can include details of error messages, etc. I just thought I’d keep it stupid for the moment, and see if someone can tell me something obvious.
We'll definitely need to see the exact error messages you're getting.
I'm guessing your problem something simple, like you forgot to install X11 before installing Xcode. Be sure X11 is installed (look for /Applications/Utilities/X11.app) and once installed then go back to Xcode and install Xcode Tools > X11 option. BB
On Nov 15, 2007, at 13:26, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
The website says to install Xcode Tools, and go into options, and include X11. But X11 is grayed out so I can't.
BB <2nfinite@gmail.com> writes:
I'm guessing your problem something simple, like you forgot to install X11 before installing Xcode. Be sure X11 is installed (look for /Applications/Utilities/X11.app) and once installed then go back to Xcode and install Xcode Tools > X11 option.
I didn't think X11 had to be installed to install the X11 SDK if you select it explicitly. If that is so, the new guide's install section order is wrong. Mark
On 11/15/07, markd@macports.org <markd@macports.org> wrote:
I didn't think X11 had to be installed to install the X11 SDK if you select it explicitly. If that is so, the new guide's install section order is wrong.
This (older) page indicates that X11 must be installed before the X11 SDK: http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningX11.html I've always installed X11 before Xcode, and therefore can't verify if X11 must be installed before the SDK. Brian
BB <2nfinite@gmail.com> writes:
I didn't think X11 had to be installed to install the X11 SDK if you select it explicitly. If that is so, the new guide's install section order is wrong.
This (older) page indicates that X11 must be installed before the X11 SDK: http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningX11.html
I've always installed X11 before Xcode, and therefore can't verify if X11 must be installed before the SDK.
I wrote both of those. On the one hand it seemed natural to install X11 first since X11SDK would be automatically installed by Xcode Tools if X11 was present, but on the other it seemed like the first install item should be the most important one. I decided on the latter for the guide because I thought that forcing X11SDK (without X11) was possible. I think I tested it, but I'll recheck it when I get the chance. Mark
Ok, here's what we found out - X11 must be installed before the X11 SDK can be installed. In fact, if X11 is installed, the X11 SDK is included by default during the Xcode Tools installation. (If there's a way to force the SDK installation without installing X11, I don't know about it.) Here are my notes on installing: - Be sure X11User is installed from the OS installation CD. - After X11User is installed, be sure Xcode Tools is installed from the OS installation CD. If XCode Tools was installed first, you will have to re-run the XCode Tools installer, to include the X11 SDK. And that took care of my problems. Thank you all.
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Edward Ned Harvey
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