issues with the gnucash port

zoarre.37258548 at bloglines.com zoarre.37258548 at bloglines.com
Wed Sep 20 22:18:30 PDT 2006


thanks for replying.

i can now run gnucash from the terminal but i can't
launch it from the x11 menu, despite followng the instructions in step 4.


--- Mark Duling" <mark.duling at biola.edu wrote:
zoarre.37258548 at bloglines.com
writes:
> >now i have one final problem to solve. gnucash compiled successfully
but
> >i can't run it. i've installed apple's x server (1.1) and i get
>
>the following error when i invoke gnucash from the terminal:
> >
> >
>
>_X11TransSocketINETConnect() can't get address for localhost:0:6000: No
> >address associated with nodename
> >(gnucash:8820): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot
open display:  
> >
> >
> >i've searched the web and it suggests that the
problem is associated with
> >my DISPLAY environment variable. i've tried
setting DISPLAY to :0.0 and
> >loca lhost:0.0 in my .bashrc to no avail.
any idea what i should do to
> >correct this?
> 
> See "set the shell environment
for MacPorts" here:
> http://homepage.mac.com/duling/halfdozen/DP-XWin-Howto.html

> 
> I'll get the relevant information on the MacPorts Wiki as soon as I
can.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 



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