[Xastir] MacBook Air error: Can't open display

[Carl Makin]

> On 17 Oct 2022, at 8:53 am, Larrie Deardurff <ld077 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am trying to get Xastir to run on my MacBook Air running OS 12 Monterrey.  I installed it via Macports.  Install successful but Xastir starts but does not run.  Starting from terminal, I get the error that Xastir "can’t open display”.  
> 
> Has anyone gotten the Xastir to run on a M1 chip Mac?

You need to install XQuartz, either via its installer or via macports.  It’s the X windows display interface to the Mac graphics system.

Oce installed you need to reboot so the correct links are installed.


Carl.