Re: help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Nov 29, 2019, at 20:14, yiming roberts-lo wrote:

> I went to install Inkscape and got the following message: 
> 
> py27-cython has the following notes:
> To make the Python 2.7 version of Cython the one that is run when you
> execute the commands without a version suffix, e.g. 'cython', run:
> 
> port select --set cython cython27
>   python27 has the following notes:
> To make this the default Python or Python 2 (i.e., the version run by the
> 'python' or 'python2' commands), run one or both of:
> 
> sudo port select --set python python27
> sudo port select --set python2 python27
>   python37 has the following notes:
> To make this the default Python or Python 3 (i.e., the version run by the
> 'python' or 'python3' commands), run one or both of:
> 
> sudo port select --set python python37
> sudo port select --set python3 python37
> 
> I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to choose?

If would like to be able to type "python" on the command line and have that use 
a particular version of MacPorts python, as opposed to whatever version of 
python Apple ships with macOS, then you can run the appropriate "port select 
python ..." command. Similarly, if you would like to be able to run "cython" 
and have that be a particular version of MacPorts cython, run the appropriate 
port select command.

Since you mentioned that this happened when you installed Inkscape, I suspect 
that you do not care about running "python" or "cython" on the command line at 
this time, so the notes are irrelevant to you and you can ignore them.

Re: help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[yiming roberts-lo]

 Thank you, Chris! I went to install Inkscape and got the following
message:


py27-cython has the following notes:

To make the Python 2.7 version of Cython the one that is run when you

execute the commands without a version suffix, e.g. 'cython', run:



port select --set cython cython27

  python27 has the following notes:

To make this the default Python or Python 2 (i.e., the version run by
the

'python' or 'python2' commands), run one or both of:



sudo port select --set python python27

sudo port select --set python2 python27

  python37 has the following notes:

To make this the default Python or Python 3 (i.e., the version run by
the

'python' or 'python3' commands), run one or both of:



sudo port select --set python python37

sudo port select --set python3 python37


I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to choose? Thanks in advance for your
help!!

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 6:47 PM Chris Jones 
wrote:

>
>
> On 27 Nov 2019, at 5:02 pm, yiming roberts-lo 
> wrote:
>
> 
> Okay, I ran sudo port install xorg-server in a terminal. Now it's telling
> me:
>
> To use MacPorts' X11 as the default server, install xorg-server, log
> out,
>
> and log back in.
>
>
>
> I'm assuming I should setup X11 as the default server?
>
>
> Yes, just do exactly what it says...
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 4:55 AM Chris Jones 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> So what exactly have you run ?
>>
>> Please run
>>
>> sudo port install xorg-server
>>
>> in a terminal, and if you still have problems post *exactly* what the
>> above gives.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 27/11/2019 4:09 am, yiming roberts-lo wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> > I'm trying to figure out how to install Inkscape. I tried to follow the
>> > instructions, but I am really confused. I think that I installed XCode,
>> > agreed to the  Xcode license in Terminal, and Install MacPorts for my
>> > version of the Mac OS (macOS Mojave v10.14). On this page
>> >  it says that
>> there's
>> > an optional step: "The X11 windowing environment for ports that depend
>> > on the functionality it provides to run. You have multiple choices for
>> > an X11 server". I tried to install the xorg-server port from MacPorts
>> > (recommended), however I couldn't figure out how to do this? I got to
>> > this page  but
>> > there's no Download or Install button?
>> >
>> > How do I install X11 and then ultimately install Inkscape? I just want
>> > to edit a vector and this is all very confusing.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >
>> > yiming
>> >
>> >
>>
>

Re: help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[Chris Jones]

> On 27 Nov 2019, at 5:02 pm, yiming roberts-lo  wrote:
> 
> 
> Okay, I ran sudo port install xorg-server in a terminal. Now it's telling me: 
> To use MacPorts' X11 as the default server, install xorg-server, log out,
> and log back in.
> 
> 
> I'm assuming I should setup X11 as the default server?

Yes, just do exactly what it says...

> 
> Thanks!
> 
>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 4:55 AM Chris Jones  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> So what exactly have you run ?
>> 
>> Please run
>> 
>> sudo port install xorg-server
>> 
>> in a terminal, and if you still have problems post *exactly* what the 
>> above gives.
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> On 27/11/2019 4:09 am, yiming roberts-lo wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> > I'm trying to figure out how to install Inkscape. I tried to follow the 
>> > instructions, but I am really confused. I think that I installed XCode, 
>> > agreed to the  Xcode license in Terminal, and Install MacPorts for my 
>> > version of the Mac OS (macOS Mojave v10.14). On this page 
>> >  it says that there's 
>> > an optional step: "The X11 windowing environment for ports that depend 
>> > on the functionality it provides to run. You have multiple choices for 
>> > an X11 server". I tried to install the xorg-server port from MacPorts 
>> > (recommended), however I couldn't figure out how to do this? I got to 
>> > this page  but 
>> > there's no Download or Install button?
>> > 
>> > How do I install X11 and then ultimately install Inkscape? I just want 
>> > to edit a vector and this is all very confusing.
>> > 
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> > 
>> > yiming
>> > 
>> > 

Re: help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[yiming roberts-lo]

Okay, I ran sudo port install xorg-server in a terminal. Now it's telling
me:

To use MacPorts' X11 as the default server, install xorg-server, log
out,

and log back in.



I'm assuming I should setup X11 as the default server?


Thanks!

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 4:55 AM Chris Jones 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> So what exactly have you run ?
>
> Please run
>
> sudo port install xorg-server
>
> in a terminal, and if you still have problems post *exactly* what the
> above gives.
>
> Chris
>
> On 27/11/2019 4:09 am, yiming roberts-lo wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I'm trying to figure out how to install Inkscape. I tried to follow the
> > instructions, but I am really confused. I think that I installed XCode,
> > agreed to the  Xcode license in Terminal, and Install MacPorts for my
> > version of the Mac OS (macOS Mojave v10.14). On this page
> >  it says that
> there's
> > an optional step: "The X11 windowing environment for ports that depend
> > on the functionality it provides to run. You have multiple choices for
> > an X11 server". I tried to install the xorg-server port from MacPorts
> > (recommended), however I couldn't figure out how to do this? I got to
> > this page  but
> > there's no Download or Install button?
> >
> > How do I install X11 and then ultimately install Inkscape? I just want
> > to edit a vector and this is all very confusing.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > yiming
> >
> >
>

Re: help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

So what exactly have you run ?

Please run

sudo port install xorg-server

in a terminal, and if you still have problems post *exactly* what the 
above gives.


Chris

On 27/11/2019 4:09 am, yiming roberts-lo wrote:

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out how to install Inkscape. I tried to follow the 
instructions, but I am really confused. I think that I installed XCode, 
agreed to the  Xcode license in Terminal, and Install MacPorts for my 
version of the Mac OS (macOS Mojave v10.14). On this page 
 it says that there's 
an optional step: "The X11 windowing environment for ports that depend 
on the functionality it provides to run. You have multiple choices for 
an X11 server". I tried to install the xorg-server port from MacPorts 
(recommended), however I couldn't figure out how to do this? I got to 
this page  but 
there's no Download or Install button?


How do I install X11 and then ultimately install Inkscape? I just want 
to edit a vector and this is all very confusing.


Thanks in advance for your help.

yiming

help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[yiming roberts-lo]

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out how to install Inkscape. I tried to follow the
instructions, but I am really confused. I think that I installed XCode,
agreed to the  Xcode license in Terminal, and Install MacPorts for my
version of the Mac OS (macOS Mojave v10.14). On this page
 it says that there's an
optional step: "The X11 windowing environment for ports that depend on the
functionality it provides to run. You have multiple choices for an X11
server". I tried to install the xorg-server port from MacPorts
(recommended), however I couldn't figure out how to do this? I got to this
page  but there's no
Download or Install button?

How do I install X11 and then ultimately install Inkscape? I just want to
edit a vector and this is all very confusing.

Thanks in advance for your help.

yiming