Benjamin Reed writes: > Pascal Bourguignon wrote: > > > I've got xfree86-base and xfree86-rootless fink installed > > but it seems that this X server can't talk to the network > > (nothing's listening on 6000 port, and I can't use localhost:0.0). > > > > Is this normal? > > > > I note that these packages install a XDarwin that > > seems to be a commercial product. > > Is this a restricted gratis version? > > > > > > (The web site http://www.xdarwin.org/ is not helpful, > > http://www.xdarwin.org/faq/ is not available anymore > > (while google still cites: > > ... people get confused between Fink's: 'xfree86-base' - > > 'xfree86-rootless ... xauth authentication, opening ports > > 6000-6063 is ... also be the slowest network route, though ... > > www.xdarwin.org/faq/ - 53k - En cache - Pages similaires > > the cache shows the same useless page as http://www.xdarwin.org/faq/)). > > xdarwin.org is people reselling XFree86, and I might add, they're > intentially vague about it not really being their software. > > The "real" XFree86 is perfectly gratis, just pretend xdarwin.org doesn't > exist. :P > > As for your problem, what OS are you on? I understand our XFree86 > package is basically broken on 10.3 and no one's had the opportunity to > fix it yet.
I'm still with MacOSX 10.2.8. (With DISPLAY=:0.0, ie. using unix sockets, it works well enough). -- __Pascal_Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
