On 2021-01-03, at 5:21 AM, George N. White III <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 at 22:05, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2021-01-02, at 7:07 AM, George N. White III <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 at 23:47, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm having trouble with X windows. I have 10.9.5, and I have downloaded X >> >> from https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.7.11.html. >> >> >> >> I not only logged out, I restarted my computer. >> >> >> >> I still cannot get it to start up. Running xinit gave this in the log: >> >> Jan 1 19:39:57 keybounceMBP org.macosforge.xquartz.X11.stub[28817]: >> >> launch_msg("CheckIn") IPC failure: Operation not permitted >> >> >> > This error has been seen before: >> > >> > https://superuser.com/questions/429426/fink-hangs-with-ipc-failure-operation-not-permitted >> > >> > https://lists.apple.com/archives/x11-users/2012/Jan/msg00004.htm >> > >> [...] >> >> >> I am in need of the X11 from xquartz, and not the one from macports, >> >> because I have an old commercial program I'm trying to run that is linked >> >> against the stuff in /opt/X11 specifically. >> >> >> >> >> >> How do I make this work? >> >> >> > Is the commercial developer still active? Have you been able to run >> > xquartz in the past? You may need a different startup script or some >> > permission tweaks. >> >> I have never needed X in the past, this is my first time. In theory they are >> still around, but the program in question is no longer maintained, and the >> mac version never got the frame rate of the windows/linux versions, so it >> was never a big focus. The company's focus has shifted -- apparently their >> engine is more valuable for simulation companies than being used for a game >> engine. But: This program is not the issue. This is a plain X issue. >> > If it was a "plain X issue" you wouldn't be tied to the longer supported > XQuartz implementation and could try the macports version. It might, > however, be worth installing the macports version to see if it will run, and > if so to compare with the startup scripts and permissions for the XQuartz > version. xinit is now a binary, not a script, so I can't do any comparisons. I do need to get the XQuartz version running for this commercial program. But the point is, XQuartz should be able to launch itself. Right? This version of X should still run, even if it is 4 years old, right? >> How do I get X to start up? Keep in mind -- this is just the STOCK, >> UNMODIFIED xinit and the corresponding X server. So this is just some sort >> of installation / configuration issue with the basic xquartz. >> > Are you starting XQuartz from the command line or using the icon? > https://lists.apple.com/archives/x11-users/2014/Sep/msg00002.html I am starting X by running "xinit" (from the command line), and expecting it to do all the stuff needed to start up the X server. The last time I used X was on sun nodes back at UCLA, and that was all it took there. > > Did you check for the "-iokit" flag mentioned in the Fink links? Never heard of it. > > -- > George N. White III > _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
