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List:       macports-users
Subject:    Re: 'claws-mail' re-installed, now runs
From:       dushanm () spinn ! net
Date:       2010-08-31 6:56:01
Message-ID: 201008310656.o7V6u1Ld007016 () smtp ! spinn ! net
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Ryan Schmidt writes: 

> On Aug 30, 2010, at 17:53, dushanm@spinn.net wrote: 
> 
> > At the moment, tho, I'm stuck because when I try to start 'claws-mail',
> > instead of it starting I get the Terminal message 
> > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > Xlib: No protocol specified 
> > (claws-mail:72561): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 
> > My '~/.profile' already has 
> > # To run X11 apps, we need:
> > export DISPLAY=:0.0
> 
> I don't recall what version of Mac OS X you have, but if it's Leopard or newer, you \
> probably want to remove this "export DISPLAY=:0.0" line from your ~/.profile. Mac \
> OS X Leopard and newer include an auto-start X11 mechanism that sets DISPLAY to the \
> appropriate value for you automatically; you're disabling that mechanism by setting \
> DISPLAY yourself.

Aha!  Thank you, Ryan.  You're right, I do have Snow Leopard, so your 
explanation applies.  I'll comment out the offending line. 

 - Dushan
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