Funny - I actually never noticed any difference between quartz and x11 :-) Assuming there is some noticeable difference and I decide to keep both, how do I switch from one macports installation to the other and back when using it?
Thanks, Gustavo Seabra > Em 3 de dez de 2015, à(s) 14:21, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> > escreveu: > > We default to X11 because there are still many software packages written by > developers who do not test on a Mac, are not aware of Quartz, and > inadvertently write software that requires X11. > > Some users prefer to use Quartz because its visual appearance is more > pleasing to them than X11. If you don't care, use X11. > > >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 11:18, Gustavo Seabra <gustavo.sea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> OK, it looks as id it will take a bit more work than normal to get it >> working… >> >> BTW, do you know of any port that does not have a +x11 variant, and would >> require exclusively the +quartz one? (I’m trying to decide if there’s any >> reason to keep the quartz around at all). >> >> Thanks, >> Gustavo Seabra >> >> >> >>> Em 3 de dez de 2015, à(s) 14:02, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> >>> escreveu: >>> >>> On Dec 3, 2015, at 08:46, Gustavo Seabra wrote: >>>> >>>> I have recently changed to Quartz, a process started with the command >>>> suggested here: >>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.macports.user/39617 >>>> >>>> After some kinks, it all works fine now. However, I now want to install a >>>> port that depends on x11 (PyMol). If I try this, the install crashes with >>>> the message: >>> >>> Let's use the correct terminology: nothing has crashed; you've merely >>> encountered an error message. >>> >>> >>>> ---> Rebuilding in order >>>> gtksourceview2 @2.10.5 >>>> py27-pygtksourceview @2.10.1 >>>> gwenhywfar4-gtk @4.14.0 >>>> webkit-gtk @2.4.9 +video >>>> Error: org.macports.archivefetch for port gtksourceview2 returned: gtk2 >>>> must be installed with +x11. >>>> >>>> The version i have now is: >>>> >>>> $ port installed gtk2 >>>> The following ports are currently installed: >>>> gtk2 @2.24.28_1+quartz (active) >>>> >>>> If I try to install gtk2 to be compatible with both quartz and x11, I get: >>>> >>>> $ sudo port install gtk2 +quartz +x11 >>>> Password: >>>> Error: gtk2: Variant quartz conflicts with x11 >>>> Error: Unable to open port: Error evaluating variants >>>> >>>> So, to install PyMol, will i need to uninstall everything that now is >>>> working with quartz to reinstall it with x11? Os is there a way to have >>>> them working side-by-side? >>> >>> Some ports can install both variants simultaneously, such as Cairo; most >>> cannot. For those that cannot, you should decide whether you want X11 or >>> Quartz before you install any of them, and make the appropriate selection >>> in your variants.conf file. You cannot easily switch a MacPorts >>> installation from X11 to Quartz or vice versa. If you need both, install a >>> second MacPorts installation in a different prefix. For example, use the >>> default prefix /opt/local for X11 since that is the default variant so you >>> would be more likely to be able to get binaries from our server, and use >>> another prefix like /opt/quartzlocal for Quartz, since non default prefixes >>> won't get any binaries anyway. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> macports-users mailing list >> macports-users@lists.macosforge.org >> https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
