help with installing xorg-server from MacPorts and installing Inkscape

[Chris Jones]

> On 27 Nov 2019, at 5:02 pm, yiming roberts-lo <yimingrolo at gmail.com> 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 <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> 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 
>> > <https://www.macports.org/install.php#requirements> 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 <https://ports.macports.org/port/xorg-server/summary> 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
>> > 
>> > 
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