fontforge insists on using Apple's X11.app

Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf lars.sonchocky-helldorf at hamburg.de
Sun Feb 24 10:04:36 PST 2013


Hi MacPorters,

after years of absence today I gave macports another try. I installed xorg first and after this fontforge, both without any special options. When I then launched fontforge Apple's X11.app opened. I then disabled this by issuing:

launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/org.x.startx.plist

as described here: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X11-UsersFAQ


When I now try to launch fontforge I get the following messages in system.log

Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 [0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]: Copyright (c) 2000-2012 by George Williams.
Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 [0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]:  Executable based on sources from 14:57 GMT 31-Jul-2012-ML.
Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 [0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]:  Library based on sources from 14:57 GMT 31-Jul-2012.
Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 [0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]: Could not open screen.
Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 [0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]: You must start X11 before you can start /Applications/MacPorts/FontForge.app/Contents/MacOS/FontForge
Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 [0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]:  X11 is optional software found on your install DVD.
Feb 24 18:57:44 MBP15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[212] ([0x0-0x75075].net.sourceforge.fontforge[13298]): Exited with exit code: 1
Feb 24 18:57:52 MBP15 org.macports.privileged_startx[13317]: lockfile: Try praying, giving up on "/opt/local/var/run/font_cache.lock"
Feb 24 18:57:52 MBP15 org.macports.privileged_startx[13317]: opendir: No such file or directory
Feb 24 18:57:52 MBP15 org.macports.X11.stub[13423]: launch_msg("CheckIn") IPC failure: Operation not permitted
Feb 24 18:57:52 MBP15 org.macports.privileged_startx[13317]: opendir: No such file or directory


What I am doing wrong?


Thanks,

	Lars


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