> On Jan 13, 2017, at 14:56, Schneider <schne...@mail.nih.gov> wrote: > > Alexander: > >> I wasn???t monitoring your bug report for Xfig, but the person who >> responded on the ticket let me know about it. I???ve updated xfig >> appropriately, and the fix works for me. Look for version 3.2.6-3 >> of xfig when you do a ???fink selfupdate'. > > YAY!!!! It works!!!! > > I had a bit of trouble so for the record here's what I did and what > happened: > > I did: > fink selfupdate > fink update-all > > No problem. > > Then lanunch xfig: > > % xfig > Error: Can't open display: > /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.3XMvjpgNfo/org.macosforge.xquartz:0 > > But also: > > % xterm > xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: > /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.3XMvjpgNfo/org.macosforge.xquartz:0 > > So I googled that error: > https://www.google.com/search?&q=+Xt+error:+Can%27t+open+display: > >> Also, check that you have X11 installed on the client end. I was >> getting this issue when I upgraded my Mac to OS X Mountain Lion. >> Mountain Lion removes X11, so you have to install it again via the >> open source X Quartz project. http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing > > That jumps to > > https://www.xquartz.org/ > > I already had that installed, but started the install anyway and it > said: > >> If this is your first time installing XQuartz, you may wish to >> logout and log back in. This will update your DISPLAY environment >> variable to point to XQuartz.app rather than X11.app. If you would >> prefer to keep using X11.app as your default server (you can still >> launch XQuartz.app manually), you'll want to disable >> /Library/LaunchAgents/org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist using >> launchctl(1). > > So I figured I would complete the install (in case some component > was somehow broken). It installed cleanly. > > I restarted my machine and now xfig works - I can type > into the boxes, create figures, save them. > > HUGE THANKS!!!! > > Tom > > Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D. > Senior Investigator > National Institutes of Health > National Cancer Institute > Center for Cancer Research > RNA Biology Laboratory > Molecular Information Theory Group > Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 > schne...@mail.nih.gov > https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov (current link) > https://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link)
I’m glad it’s working again for you! I’ve generally found that it’s easiest just to reboot when display errors like that show up. Though, for purposes of disclosure, my machine has an SSD so it reboots really quickly. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: https://sourceforge.net/p/fink/mailman/fink-users/ Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
