I took all the defaults building ImageMagick via Fink Commander. It got upset because:

Unpacking xfree86 (from .../xfree86_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... WARNING: if you compile X11 applications against this XFree86 release, you will *not* be able to run them if you decide to revert to Apple's X11 provided with Panther.

You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6 and/or /etc/X11. This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to install xfree86 again. (The package won't be recompiled.) If you want to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. system-xtools instead to make this known to Fink's package system.

Press Return to continue.

dpkg: error processing /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/ xfree86_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Unpacking xfree86-shlibs (from .../xfree86-shlibs_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...

You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6/lib. This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to install xfree86-shlibs again. (The package won't be recompiled.)

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Well, at least the messages are detailed and try to be helpful. But I am left with a number of questions.

Jeez. I have to throw out one X11 installation to install xfree86? Well, the first error above says I can "install system-xfree86 resp. system-xtools", but the second error says X11 must be removed.

Now my guess would be to stick with Apple's own X11. Should I override the default when the ImageMagick build asks if I want to build the xfree86 dependency? If not, should I remove X11, or install system-xfree86? If the latter, what the hell does "resp. system-xtools" mean, and what made them think they could not spell out the word beginning "resp.". :) I am assuming the second error message was faulty in saying X11 had to be removed, and that the system-xfree86 install will clear that conflict as well.

kt