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Re: SOUND function and Macs


From: volker böhm
Subject: Re: SOUND function and Macs
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:12 +0200

On 29.07.2010, at 14:40, bpabbott wrote:
>  
> SInce 10.5, MacOS X has been able to launch X11 on demand by using launchd. 
> That's a nice feature, however it comes with the additional "feature" that 
> the DISPLAY variable is now set by launchd and that its setting doesn't 
> always agree with the expectation of various software developers.
> 
> For more info, take a look at ..
> 
>     
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/610911/what-configuration-file-sets-display-in-leopard
> 
>     http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X11-UsersFAQ
> 
> Ben
>  


aha, ok then i'll stick with (re)setting DISPLAY in .octaverc, and see if it 
causes any harm in the long run.
thanks again,
volker.







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