There would be nothing to switch because both would be installed. Just use the full path to whatever program you want to run.
> On Dec 3, 2015, at 11:24, Gustavo Seabra <gustavo.sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Funny - I actually never noticed any difference between quartz and x11 :-) > > Assuming there is some noticeable difference and I decide to keep both, how > do I switch from one macports installation to the other and back when using > it? > > Thanks, > Gustavo Seabra > > > >> Em 3 de dez de 2015, à(s) 14:21, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> >> escreveu: >> >> We default to X11 because there are still many software packages written by >> developers who do not test on a Mac, are not aware of Quartz, and >> inadvertently write software that requires X11. >> >> Some users prefer to use Quartz because its visual appearance is more >> pleasing to them than X11. If you don't care, use X11. >> >> >>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 11:18, Gustavo Seabra <gustavo.sea...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> OK, it looks as id it will take a bit more work than normal to get it >>> working… >>> >>> BTW, do you know of any port that does not have a +x11 variant, and would >>> require exclusively the +quartz one? (I’m trying to decide if there’s any >>> reason to keep the quartz around at all). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Gustavo Seabra >>> >>> >>> >>>> Em 3 de dez de 2015, à(s) 14:02, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> >>>> escreveu: >>>> >>>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 08:46, Gustavo Seabra wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have recently changed to Quartz, a process started with the command >>>>> suggested here: >>>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.macports.user/39617 >>>>> >>>>> After some kinks, it all works fine now. However, I now want to install a >>>>> port that depends on x11 (PyMol). If I try this, the install crashes with >>>>> the message: >>>> >>>> Let's use the correct terminology: nothing has crashed; you've merely >>>> encountered an error message. >>>> >>>> >>>>> ---> Rebuilding in order >>>>> gtksourceview2 @2.10.5 >>>>> py27-pygtksourceview @2.10.1 >>>>> gwenhywfar4-gtk @4.14.0 >>>>> webkit-gtk @2.4.9 +video >>>>> Error: org.macports.archivefetch for port gtksourceview2 returned: gtk2 >>>>> must be installed with +x11. >>>>> >>>>> The version i have now is: >>>>> >>>>> $ port installed gtk2 >>>>> The following ports are currently installed: >>>>> gtk2 @2.24.28_1+quartz (active) >>>>> >>>>> If I try to install gtk2 to be compatible with both quartz and x11, I get: >>>>> >>>>> $ sudo port install gtk2 +quartz +x11 >>>>> Password: >>>>> Error: gtk2: Variant quartz conflicts with x11 >>>>> Error: Unable to open port: Error evaluating variants >>>>> >>>>> So, to install PyMol, will i need to uninstall everything that now is >>>>> working with quartz to reinstall it with x11? Os is there a way to have >>>>> them working side-by-side? >>>> >>>> Some ports can install both variants simultaneously, such as Cairo; most >>>> cannot. For those that cannot, you should decide whether you want X11 or >>>> Quartz before you install any of them, and make the appropriate selection >>>> in your variants.conf file. You cannot easily switch a MacPorts >>>> installation from X11 to Quartz or vice versa. If you need both, install a >>>> second MacPorts installation in a different prefix. For example, use the >>>> default prefix /opt/local for X11 since that is the default variant so you >>>> would be more likely to be able to get binaries from our server, and use >>>> another prefix like /opt/quartzlocal for Quartz, since non default >>>> prefixes won't get any binaries anyway. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> macports-users mailing list >>> macports-users@lists.macosforge.org >>> https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
