Cannot connect to X server

David VandenHeuvel davevan2 at mac.com
Wed Dec 16 20:08:16 PST 2015


Thanks Brandon!  Installing now

Dave


> On Dec 16, 2015, at 10:17 PM, Brandon Allbery <allbery.b at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:10 PM, David VandenHeuvel <davevan2 at mac.com <mailto:davevan2 at mac.com>> wrote:
> Installed Xcode
> 
> Installed the command line tools
> 
> Installed Mac Ports 2.3.4
> 
> Installed to Port Apps (grads and abclock)
> 
> Both apps when started from terminal report that following errors: (RED Syntax highlighting is mine)
> 
> Did you install an X server? Installing an X11-based program will only install the client libraries, since you may have a server via XQuartz or an older OS X release, or even be intending to use it via SSH forwarding from e.g. Linux.
> 
> If you want to install a server via MacPorts, install the xorg-server and xinit ports. You will have to log out and back in to activate the launchd hooks that actually start the server. Otherwise, see http://xquartz.macosforge.org <http://xquartz.macosforge.org/> for an installer package.
> 
> (OS X used to come with an X server; this hasn't been the case since (IIRC) Mountain Lion, instead there is a stub that asks if you want to install XQuartz and if so sends you to xquartz.macosforge.org <http://xquartz.macosforge.org/>.)
> 
> -- 
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