Java won't install due to nonsensical X11 errors

Mark Stosberg mark at summersault.com
Mon Sep 19 15:33:57 UTC 2011


Hello,

I wanted to let you know that this nol onger pressing for me.. I think
there's still a bug in a ports system, but I was able to get a
pre-existing Java install to work by using the libmap.conf hack
described here:

http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-ports@freebsd.org/msg10018.html

   Mark


On 09/19/2011 11:17 AM, Mark Stosberg wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to get any version of Java 1.5+ installed on FreeBSD 8.1.
> 
> Trying either Diablo or OpenJDK ends with the following errors.
> 
> The strange thing is, the statements don't make sense. All
> the "unsatisfied dependencies" are already satisfied according to it.
> 
> What can I can do I about this? (I'll further add: this is a headless
> server, which will never run X on anyway).
> 
> Here's the error:
> 
> ####
> Requested 'xproto >= 7.0.13' but version of Xproto is 7.0.10
> Requested 'x11 >= 1.2.99.1' but version of X11 is 1.1.3
> Requested 'xextproto >= 7.0.3' but version of XExtProto is 7.0.2
> Requested 'xext >= 1.0.99.1' but version of Xext is 1.0.3
> Requested 'inputproto >= 1.9.99.902' but version of InputProto is 1.4.2.1
> 
> Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
> installed software in a non-standard prefix.
> 
> Alternatively, you may set the environment variables XI_CFLAGS
> and XI_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
> See the pkg-config man page for more details.
> ####



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