Thanks for the info.
This is not my system, someone else let it get to this state, and I have
been given the task to get it working. It looks like Macports was
installed but never used. Running the installer sounds like a good plan
(wiping the disk with a reinstall of MacOS from scratch sounds
On Aug 28, 2020, at 13:00, Brian T. Carcich wrote:
> Context
>
> I am a consultant
> - I have used Macports, but am by no means an expert
> - with only SSH-only access,
> - root access (via sudo)
> - brought in to build a particular X-windows app on this Mac
> - Motif (libXm) is one missing
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On Aug 28, 2020, at 02:01, Phil V wrote:
> On 8/28/20, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> Do you mean installing the MacPorts xorg port, or something else?
>
> yes the macports xorg-server. Is it preferable to install
>
On 28 Aug 2020, at 4:41, Phil V wrote:
I did this, and it does remove one error 'xauth not found' from ssh
-vX, but ssh -X still results in
$ xeyes
Error: Can't open display:
Any other ideas?
This is typical of a system with X forwarding disabled in its
sshd_config or a broken X
*Context*
I am a consultant
- I have used Macports, but am by no means an expert
- with only SSH-only access,
- root access (via sudo)
- brought in to build a particular X-windows app on this Mac
- Motif (libXm) is one missing piece of the puzzle (at least)
- the app builds elsewhere with
On 8/28/20, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> Do you mean installing the MacPorts xorg port, or something else?
yes the macports xorg-server. Is it preferable to install
https://dl.bintray.com/xquartz/downloads/XQuartz-2.7.11.dmg ?
Which do you use?
> Based on what you've written, I don't believe that
