I was wanting to install X11 on Mac OS X, such that i could test the Synfig Studio port madsen [0] is cooking, as it depends on it. But was too slack to get out of the sofa (see pervius post; sofa’s are good for you) to go get the install dvd which holds X11, i though it would be just as easy and accurate to download the X11User.dmg from Apples site [1] which holds X11User.pkg and install X11 from there.

But no — check this picture:

The error in the picture says, that I can not install X11, since there is a newer, fresher version installed already. While that might be partly true, it’s not the complete truth. It is partly true as i have some fresh Development Tools installed that among other things hold a bunch of X11 related stuff. But not the binary it self.

Wouldn’t one expect to get X11.app installed by installing exactly that packages? - It’s what I’ve done the last time I installed X11 (to run Gimp, on a previous install of on another HD before it hard died). But now the installer can’t cope with something being too fresh. I’m happy that it don’t downgrade my (developer) sources, but why on earth doesn’t it just skip that and install the binary.

The install dvd didn’t have the same problems as this installer - thankfully.