From: Alexander K. H. <ak...@co...> - 2003-12-11 22:35:20
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Replying to both the sender and the list, as you have done, is what most people do. Definitely make sure to send the list a copy--so that people can learn from what's been going on and others may have suggestions that will help. -- Alexander Hansen Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX On Dec 11, 2003, at 4:42 PM, Dominik Schneider wrote: > > ps- is this how i'm supposed to respond? i hit reply to all so that a > copy was sent to fink-beginners > > On Dec 11, 2003, at 11:07, Alexander K. hansen wrote: > >> >> On Dec 11, 2003, at 10:21 AM, Dominik Schneider wrote: >> >>> I've finally gotten fink to work and would like to run gaim. i >>> installed it without error but when i startx and type gaim in the >>> xterm window, i get buffer error. any idea what that means? >> >> Can you paste the exact error into a message? >> >>> i'm running the latest fink binaries on panther. also, i keep >>> reading aobut xdarwin.app what is that that bc i don't have it, all >>> i have is x11 in my utilities. >> >> You would only have it if you installed XFree86 (instead of Apple's >> X11). It's nothing to worry about. >> >>> further, i hvae gotten other programs to work like xmms and xpilot. >>> also, i don't seem to have a .xinitrc or .cshrc aren't theysupposed >>> to be my user's home directory? >> >> Only if you create them yourself. Otherwise the system will use its >> own startup file (e.g. >> /private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc). >> >>> do i need them? thanks >>> >> >> Since the default shell on Panther is bash, you don't need a .cshrc . >> Presumably Fink set up the corresponding file for bash, ~/.profile, >> for you as part of its setup. >> >> You may want to create a .xinitrc for yourself, if you want to play >> around with X11 but leave the system's version intact for safety. >> >>> dominik >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. >> Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it >> help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help >> YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Fink-beginners mailing list >> Fin...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners >> |