>From the users list: some applications are pulling up the system stub X11 >indicating that X11 is no longer available, even though MacPorts was used to >install xorg-server.
Is there a recommended solution to get MacPorts’ X11 to be used instead of the system stub? Begin forwarded message: > From: Kevin Reid <kpr...@switchb.org> > Subject: Re: How do I cause standalone X11 apps to use MacPorts X11? > Date: March 26, 2014 at 13:12:54 EDT > To: MacPorts Users <macports-us...@lists.macosforge.org> > > On Mar 26, 2014, at 10:07, Jeremy Lavergne <jer...@lavergne.gotdns.org> wrote: > >> This might really depend on the application: is it checking for x11 or >> giving up based on the OS? > > The dialog does not come from the application but from the system-provided > X11.app (this is observable by Dock/menu bar) which is a nonfunctional stub > (this is what my research says). > > It sounds like the assumption is that when you install third-party X11 as > instructed by the dialog, it will _replace_ the system-provided X11. But > MacPorts doesn't replace system files as a rule -- I'm looking for a solution > which fits into MacPorts's way of working. > > -- > Kevin Reid <http://switchb.org/kpreid/> > > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-us...@lists.macosforge.org > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
