Just wanted to say thanks for the suggestions. Found the solution
"sudo ln -s /private/tmp /tmp" sorted it out. I guess /tmp was always
a symlink to this other location.
cheers,
huw
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:27:44 -0000
From: "Read H O L (AT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem with X11.app / DISPLAY
To: <[email protected]>
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Hi,
I tried doing some cleanup and deleted everything in my /tmp folder
on mac osx leopard. Now no X11 application will load (inkscape,
gimp, dia etc) because they can't find the display! I tried
rebooting but this didn't work, and I moved x11.app to the trash and
reinstalled it from xquartz but this didnt help either. When I run
x11.app, it briefly appears in the mac panel, but then dissapears
without loading or anything. How can I undo the mistakes I made?
Thanks,
huw
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:21:46 -0700
From: Bryan Blackburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with X11.app / DISPLAY
To: [email protected]
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On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 08:27:44PM -0000, Read H O L (AT) said:
Hi,
I tried doing some cleanup and deleted everything in my /tmp folder
on mac osx leopard. Now no X11 application will load (inkscape, gimp,
dia etc) because they can't find the display! I tried rebooting but
this didn't work, and I moved x11.app to the trash and reinstalled it
from xquartz but this didnt help either. When I run x11.app, it
briefly appears in the mac panel, but then dissapears without loading
or anything. How can I undo the mistakes I made?
Deleting everything in /tmp is dangerous if you don't know what it's
doing.
Especially anything prefixed by launch which is launchd-related, and
includes how X11 and DISPLAY are handled on 10.5.
As for the actual issue you're having, since it sounds like a base X11
problem, your best bet is the X11 users list:
<http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/x11-users>
Bryan
Thanks,
huw
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