[GRASS-dev] wish error on MacOSX with GRASS+X tunneled from a Linux Box

[Hamish]

I wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to run GRASS on a mini-Mac OSX system but getting a wish
> > error. The binary is on a Linux system, I am logging in and  
> > tunneling X over a ssh connection.   (1.5 week old 6.1 CVS)
> > It works fine if called from another Linux system.
..
> > Start X11 in OSX, open a X11 terminal.
> > mac:$ ssh -X user at linuxbox
..
> > GRASS 6.1> /usr/bin/wish8.4
> > X Error of failed request:  BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
> >   Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
> >   Atom id in failed request:  0xb5
> >   Serial number of failed request:  12
> >   Current serial number in output stream:  15

Kirk wrote:
> Give ssh -Y user at linuxbox a try.

Yes, then it works. Thanks!

adding to mac:~/.ssh/config:
Host [hostname]
  ForwardX11 yes
  ForwardX11Trusted yes

so this will happen automatically. (hopefully)



Hamish