Re: openings emacs in its own window in X11
Re: openings emacs in its own window in X11
- Subject: Re: openings emacs in its own window in X11
- From: Tony Klink <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:36:36 -0800
bash-3.2$ otool -L /usr/bin/emacs
/usr/bin/emacs:
/usr/lib/libncurses.5.4.dylib (compatibility version 5.4.0, current version 5.4.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 159.0.0)
So Macports would allow me to get a newer version of emacs ?
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Brandon Allbery
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On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 17:32, Tony Klink
<email@hidden> wrote:
After opening an xterm in X11 I am trying to get emacs to open in its own window when I start it from the shell.
I tried doing export DISPLAY=[ip address of machine on LAN]:0
but that alone is not fixing the issue. Any suggestions ?
The stock OS X emacs binary does not support X11 at all. (see: otool -L /usr/bin/emacs) There is nothing you can do to make it create its own frames; it is wholly incapable of doing so.
Additionally, you should never set $DISPLAY yourself on OS X. launchd sets it correctly for you.
You will need to get an X11-capable (or Carbon-capable) emacs from somewhere else; I use MacPorts myself, but Fink or Homebrew would also work.
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