I have not used prefix on OSX in several years. Does it help to start an X app from the OSX X11Terminal ? I though I had to do that. But then the question is should that be the correct way or should a prefix X server or client be used ?
matt On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Michael Jinks <[email protected]> wrote: > File this under "problems I'll probably fix myself the moment I hit 'send' > on an email"... > > I'm using prefix on my OSX laptop, typically by starting an xterm and > running startprefix. But when I do that, my $DISPLAY isn't inherited, so X > apps obviously don't run. In cases like that, my usual hack is to ssh in > with X11 forwarding (-Y), but my laptop isn't running sshd. More to the > point, that seems like the wrong way to address this issue; why have all > that overhead encrypting a connection to localhost? If memory serves, ssh > used to support an option for cipher "none", but I don't find that in any > manpages now. > > There has to be a better way...? > > Thanks. > >
