Re: [Gtk2hs-users] Problem running on Mac OSX

[Jeff H. <jef...@gm...>]

It ought to be.  If you're running it from inside X, it *should* run,
unless there's perhaps a different version of X on your machine than
the version you compiled gtk2hs against.  I had that problem.  I gave
up on that problem, actually, because i was trying to make a program
that would be widely redistributable, and I couldn't seem to get a Mac
OS X Gtk2Hs OpenGL application that didn't require a custom version of
X.  This isn't a GHC problem, either -- it seems to be a larger issue
with GTK and Mac OS X not liking each other very much.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Colin Paul Adams
<co...@co...> wrote:
>>>>>> "Axel" == Axel Simon <Axe...@en...> writes:
>
>    >> I compiled the demo/hello program, but when I run it, after a
>    >> long while it displays the message:
>    >>
>    >> helloworld: Cannot initialize GUI.
>    >>
>    >> I can't see anything about this in the FAQ. Hopefully someone
>    >> here has alreadt encountered the problem though.
>
>    Axel> Yes: You have compiled Gtk2Hs against the X11 versions of
>    Axel> Gtk+. Thus, in order to run any application, you have to
>    Axel> start them from within the X11 server (which you can get
>    Axel> from your install CD).
>
> I don't know that I can do that, as a MacBook Air doesn't have a CD
> drive. Can I do it by SSHing to my linux box? And where are the
> instructions for it?
>
> Also, why isn't an X11 terminal sufficient?
> --
> Colin Adams
> Preston Lancashire
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