On May 20, 2020, at 08:30, Ken Cunningham wrote:
> Should xorg-server should be made a dependency of some key x11 component, so
> that when people install an x11 application, xorg-server installs and it
> actually works for them “out-of-the-box”.
>
> For example, CherryTree is apparently a very popular gtk application, and
> there was some pressure for the past few years for a Mac version. I just
> stumbled across it recently — took about 15 minutes to write the Portfile
> (and a couple of minor edits after to get it completely right :>).
>
> But when people try "sudo port -v install cherrytree” it delivers a broken
> installation due to no xorg-server (see below).
>
> It’s one more step to go back and explain how to install the server, but
> really, as XQuartz.app is really out of date now, and MacOS no longer comes
> with any X11 window server, I think we could just make our xorg-server a
> dependency of some key part and have it installed automatically.
>
> Otherwise, it seems like just one more needless headache for people that they
> should not have to worry about, and we’re all about making this work “out of
> the box” for people, right? — or we should be, if we want to recruit keep
> users.
>
> Ken
>
> — example of cryptic error without xorg-server installed, gives people no
> clue what is wrong.
>
>
> =========
> So I've tried to run this using port myself and get the following error:
>
> phillips321@Mac13:~$ cherrytree
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57:
> GtkWarning: could not open display
"could not open display" is a pretty normal error for an X11 app to give when
it can't find the X11 server. I don't see an entry in our FAQ wiki page for
this error. We could add one that tells the user how to install and set up the
xorg-server port.
