Ryan Schmidt wrote:
On Apr 18, 2007, at 00:38, David Liontooth wrote:
There are several versions of X11 for OSX -- the one Apple distributes, and in macports, xfree86 and xorg, both in several variants. Could someone give us a summary of the state of X11 on OSX? What should be used when? Where are we headed?
I believe we are at xorg is broken, xfree86 was recently updated to version 4.6 so at least someone must believe it works, and I myself have always used Apple's X11 and never had any reason to try anything else. Simply make sure you have both X11User.pkg (from Mac OS X installation media) and X11SDK.pkg (from Xcode disk image) installed. (Check /Library/Receipts to see if you're missing either of those.)
Thanks, Ryan -- so the only reason to install MacPorts' XFree86 is to satisfy requirements -- it won't actually be used? I generally connect to the XServe through ssh (though I also have VNC access). * How do I check for installed *pkg files via the command line? * Can I start Apple's X11 remotely? * Will the ports that require XFree86 work with Apple's X11? Sorry to be a pest; you're really being very helpful. All this is just new territory for me. Dave