AfterStep on Mac OS X...
Chris Gauch (gauchc@canisius.edu)
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:05:29 -0400
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This question is in regards to running AfterStep on Mac OS X (final
version 10.0)...
I've browsed through the afterstep.org site in hopes that I would find
help for why AfterStep isn't running on OS X. I recently downloaded the
afterstep X11 window manager, and ran the install.script, which
apparently worked just fine (the installer script even stated that I
could simply type "startx" to run AfterStep). However, I haven't been
able to figure out how to configure my system to boot into AfterStep to
successfully manage my xFree86 X11R6 windowing system. I'll start by
mentioning a few things...
I've successfully installed and configured xFree86 for Mac OS X. It
runs just great, but doesn't run "rootless", so I have to logout and
login to my console environment (this issue is addressed, and it is
known that the xFree86 distribution does not run "rootless" quite yet).
Anyhow, the xFree86 distribution for Darwin installed the X11R6 files
into the /usr/X11R6/ directory, which was created after running the
install.sh script file. The included window manager distributed with
xFree86 is "twm", which is very rudimentary, but it loads perfectly when
I type "startx" from the console command prompt. The only thing I had
to do to get xFree86 to run was to create a .cshrc file with the correct
path setup. This led me to the assumption that a window manager, such
as AfterStep, would work as well...so I downloaded it.
After downloading and extracting the AfterStep files in OS X, I ran the
installer script by typing "sh installer.script" in the command prompt.
It ran, compiled the resource files, and then prompted me to type
"startx" to start AfterStep from the console. However, "startx"
currently fails to load AfterStep, and it appears as though I'm missing
some command(s) or path setups to properly load AfterStep. I noticed
that the AfterStep install.script had placed a new .xinitrc file in my
home directory with text "exec afterstop" in the file. That was all the
text that was in the file. I have the AfterStep window manager
installed in my home directory, so the path is as follows
~myhome/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/. The Library directory contains all
of the files that were ONE level above the "AfterStep" directory, such
as the /autoconf, /include/, and /doc directories that were extracted
from the .gz file.
Since I could no longer load the X11 windows from my console, I reverted
to my old .xinitrc file included with xFree86 for Darwin. In order to
boot xFree86 with the TWM window manager, I replaced the .xinitrc file
with the one supplied by xFree86, and sure enough twm loaded
successfully.
My questions are as follows...
[1] What should the .xinitrc file look like to properly run AfterStep in
OS X? Shouldn't there be a $PATH command? Is "exec afterstop"
sufficient? Why "afterstop" instead of "afterstep"? Is this a typo?
[2] Do I need to change my .cshrc file, or add another config file to
run AfterStep? If so, what should that look like?
[3] Are there any necessary adjustments to the AfterStep config files
required to run AfterStep in OS X??
[4] What else am I missing here? I have everything needed to run
xFree86, and I have all of the necessary files in the X11R6 directory.
What else is needed?
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