[kepler-dev] [Bug 2464] New: - Problem with displaying R graphics on Mac

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2464

           Summary: Problem with displaying R graphics on Mac
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.0.0beta1
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: actors
        AssignedTo: higgins at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: higgins at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at ecoinformatics.org


In beta1, we note that for R graphics to work on the Mac, one needs to have X11
running prior to starting Kepler and set the DISPLAY env variable to 0.0.
However, it turns out that DISPLAY was set for the BASH shell only so that it
is not available for applications launched by double clicking!. The correct way
to set it for applications is described at
http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1067.html.

We need to fix the installer to set DISPLAY for applications in the next
release.