Ryan Schmidt wrote: > > On Apr 18, 2007, at 00:38, David Liontooth wrote: > >> There are several versions of X11 for OSX -- the one Apple distributes, >> and in macports, xfree86 and xorg, both in several variants. Could >> someone give us a summary of the state of X11 on OSX? What should be >> used when? Where are we headed? > > I believe we are at xorg is broken, xfree86 was recently updated to > version 4.6 so at least someone must believe it works, and I myself > have always used Apple's X11 and never had any reason to try anything > else. Simply make sure you have both X11User.pkg (from Mac OS X > installation media) and X11SDK.pkg (from Xcode disk image) installed. > (Check /Library/Receipts to see if you're missing either of those.) > Thanks, Ryan -- so the only reason to install MacPorts' XFree86 is to satisfy requirements -- it won't actually be used?
I generally connect to the XServe through ssh (though I also have VNC access). * How do I check for installed *pkg files via the command line? * Can I start Apple's X11 remotely? * Will the ports that require XFree86 work with Apple's X11? Sorry to be a pest; you're really being very helpful. All this is just new territory for me. Dave _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
