Re: [Fink-beginners] How to run packages

[Alexander K. H. <ha...@ld...>]

On Nov 4, 2004, at 1:57 PM, Jason Rodrigue wrote:

> Alexander,
>
> Thanks a lot for the response.  Typing   open-x11 xfig    at an OSX 
> terminal prompt worked, but not typing  xfig  at an X11 terminal 
> prompt.  Any guesses what is going on there?  I had tried just typing 
> xfig at the X11 prompt before and it didn't work.  That's why I was so 
> confused.  I can now type xfig at an X11 prompt once xfig has been 
> opened though the OSX terminal prompt, but will not open directly from 
> the X11 prompt if i quit X11 and then reopen X11 without using the OSX 
> terminal.  Maybe I messed something up during the install of Fink/Xfig 
> ??
>
> Thanks again,
> Jason
>
>
>

Try changing the Terminal entry in the X11 Application menu to run 
"xterm -ls" instead of "xterm".  This is a known issue with Apple's 
X11--it doesn't honor a user's environment settings.

--
Alexander Hansen
Fink Documentarian
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
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