On Mar 22, 2004, at 5:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry but I know next to nuthin bout terminal. I read over the .xinitrc article
but it still left many questions unanswered for me. It says if you dont have one
XFree86 will use its default file, /private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.
That should be "X11 (Apple's X11 or XFree86)"--this statement applies to either one.
But Im using OS X 10.3.3 , XFree86 wont even run on panther I thought.
Untrue: certain versions won't run, but version 4.4 works just fine.
I have XFree86
installed though but i couldnt find the /private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. file
anywhere.
/private is hidden from the Finder. You have to use a terminal. Just type the command :
cp /private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
in a terminal window.
It then says I will have to make my own using that as a basis. First, how do you source init.sh?
You put the line
. /sw/bin/init.sh
in .xinitrc
Second if I can't find the xinitrc file how do I make
my own. Im confused on what I would use to write these files. textedit perhaps?
No--TextEdit will create an absolutely useless file. You need to use an editor that does Unix line breaks, e.g. pico:
pico ~/.xinitrc
Maybe they should add a fink for dummies chapter to the site lol :) Cheers!
Chad Castleberry
-- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documentarian Day Job: Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX
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