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  Point Gnuplot to X11 Erik Zweigle <erikzweigle@gmail.com> - 2015-02-22 16:20 -0800
    Re: Point Gnuplot to X11 Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2015-02-24 00:44 +0100
      Re: Point Gnuplot to X11 Erik Zweigle <erikzweigle@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 12:31 -0800

#2781 — Point Gnuplot to X11

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.

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#2783

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'

> 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.
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

No wonder.  DISPLAY is not something to be set in Makefiles.  You set 
that in your environment, to tell X11 programs where their display is to 
show up.

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#2801

> The exact form to be used is a property of your X11 server.  You _are_ 
> running one, I hope?


Not sure when I lost it, but a sudo port install xorg-server followed by logout/login fixed everything.  Thanks!

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