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Erik Zweigle
Feb 22, 2015, 7:20:17 PM2/22/15
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Hello,
I've recently tried using the X11 terminal for 3D interactive options. This worked ~2 years ago but I've only had a need for aqua term until now. Below is the message I receive:
gnuplot> set term x11
Terminal type set to 'x11'
Options are ' nopersist enhanced'
gnuplot>
gnuplot: unable to open display '/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.E35rye5Llh/org.macosforge.xquartz:0'
gnuplot: X11 aborted.
It seems that gnuplot is looking for X11 in a temporary file that has been erased. I decided to upgrade gnuplot to 5.0.0 and point it to the correct X11.app location in /Applications/Utilities/ . I modified line 294 of the makefile but still receive the same message - 'unable to open display'. X11 libraries are linked properly. Any ideas?
I should also mention that I updated XQuartz to 2.7.7 and point any applications looking for XQuartz to X11. But that didn't help.
Also, x11 is a visible option when checking available terminals within gnuplot.
I've recently tried using the X11 terminal for 3D interactive options. This worked ~2 years ago but I've only had a need for aqua term until now. Below is the message I receive:
gnuplot> set term x11
Terminal type set to 'x11'
Options are ' nopersist enhanced'
gnuplot>
gnuplot: unable to open display '/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.E35rye5Llh/org.macosforge.xquartz:0'
gnuplot: X11 aborted.
It seems that gnuplot is looking for X11 in a temporary file that has been erased. I decided to upgrade gnuplot to 5.0.0 and point it to the correct X11.app location in /Applications/Utilities/ . I modified line 294 of the makefile but still receive the same message - 'unable to open display'. X11 libraries are linked properly. Any ideas?
I should also mention that I updated XQuartz to 2.7.7 and point any applications looking for XQuartz to X11. But that didn't help.
Also, x11 is a visible option when checking available terminals within gnuplot.
Hans-Bernhard Bröker
Feb 23, 2015, 6:44:21 PM2/23/15
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Am 23.02.2015 um 01:20 schrieb Erik Zweigle:
> gnuplot: unable to open display
> '/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.E35rye5Llh/org.macosforge.xquartz:0'
> gnuplot: unable to open display
> '/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.E35rye5Llh/org.macosforge.xquartz:0'
> It seems that gnuplot is looking for X11 in a temporary file that has
> been erased.
I'm afraid you're rather completely misunderstanding that message.
> been erased.
That's not a file it's looking for. It's a DISPLAY. Those would
usually be not a file, but rather an (abbreviated) IP address / hostname
plus some X11-specific extension. The usual shortest form is ":0",
which is equivalent to "the first display on localhost".
The exact form to be used is a property of your X11 server. You _are_
running one, I hope?
| I decided to upgrade gnuplot to 5.0.0 and point it to the correct
> X11.app location in /Applications/Utilities/ . I modified line 294
> of the makefile but still receive the same message
that in your environment, to tell X11 programs where their display is to
show up.
Erik Zweigle
Feb 28, 2015, 3:31:31 PM2/28/15
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> The exact form to be used is a property of your X11 server. You _are_
> running one, I hope?
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