Start X11 automatically when launching programs from Terminal

[Ryan Schmidt]

On May 17, 2013, at 08:28, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:

> On May 17, 2013, at 1:53 AM, Leo Singer wrote:
> 
>> On May 16, 2013, at 10:40 PM, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
>> 
>>> If we remove that patch, which user would the LaunchAgent end up being active for?
>> 
>> It would become enabled by default for all users.
> 
> So, it would theoretically be possible for User A to log out and back in and find that their X11 has changed (perhaps they were using XQuartz) because User B had in the meantime installed xorg-server (which I know is the same, it's a thought experiment)? Or am I missing something? That doesn't seem like a situation we want to enable.

It's been done:

https://trac.macports.org/changeset/106166

It doesn't seem so objectionable to me. Anyone who has permission to run `sudo` is an administrator, who by definition is the one who makes decisions about what software to use on the computer.