[Xquartz-dev] Where does xquartz write it's DISPLAY variable

[Jeremy Huddleston]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 07:54, Žiga Lenarčič wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> I've installed latest xquartz alpha 3 on Snow Leopard and then 'uninstalled' it via deleting /opt/ and the .app. Now I have problems, because my DISPLAY variable is set to /tmp/launch-ANUPoX/org.macosforge.xquartz:0 instead of ":0". In which file, does xquartz write this configuration?

This is set by the LaunchAgent.  You would need to delete /Library/Launch*/org.macports.xquartz.* to finish removing it from your system.

> I've tried adding 'export DISPLAY=:0' in various config files, but 'getenv' in Emacs still returns the xquartz setting.

No, don't set DISPLAY yourself.  You're just in for a world of hurt.  Please undo that if you want to avoid problems.


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