[scribus] install failed

a.l.e ale.comp_06 at xox.ch
Mon Jan 3 22:05:23 CET 2011


hi juoni filip

> I've been trying to install Scribus on a Mac PPC G4 running OSX  
> 10.4.11 (Tiger). I've followed the instructions on this page:
> http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Installing_Scribus_on_Mac_with_MacPorts
> 
> 1. I have X11
> 2. I installed Xcodes 2.5
> 3. I installed MacPorts, which then self-updated
> 4. I typed in "sudo port install scribus" at the terminal and let it  
> do its work.
> 
> I fell asleep and some 8 hours later, it seems to have worked Ok  
> until it stopped, almost at the end, with:
>  >
>  > Error: The following dependencies failed to build: qt3 mesa xorg- 
> libXcursor xorg-libXinerama
>  > xorg-xineramaproto xorg-libXrandr xorg-randrproto
>  > Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> 
> I'm not sure how to proceed. Any hints would be very welcome.

you should probably install scribus-ng instead of scribus.

this will install scribus 1.3.9 which does not depend on X 11 and and will use qt 4 instead of qt 3.

you will have to wait another night for it...

ahve a nice evening
a.l.e



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