BUG: XFree86 - setting x11prefix does not work

[lars_brueckner@…]

Hello there,

I tried to install XFree86 on MacOS 10.3 I have Apple's X11 (including development files) installed.

Without any changes to ports.conf, I got the following error:

root# port install XFree86 ---> Unpacking tgz archive for XFree86 4.5.0_2 ---> Installing XFree86 4.5.0_2 ---> Activating XFree86 4.5.0_2 Error: Target com.apple.activate returned: Image error: /usr/X11R6/bin/appres already exists and does not belong to a registered port. Unable to activate port XFree86.

Next, I tried to set x11prefix in ports.conf. I got the same error as above

Then, I tried to hardcode

prefix /opt/X11

in /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/ rsync.rsync.opendarwin.org_dpupdate_dports/x11/XFree86/Portfile

Still the same error.

Regards, Lars

[exile@…]

Bug has been verified also on 10.4.2, with exception that replacing the ${x11prefix} to the actual path seems to work (hardcoding)

The directory set in the etc/ports/ports.conf is ignored though.

[markd@…]

Sounds like Apple's X11 was installed before the XFree port, though maybe not the X11SDK. The new XFree port checks for this.