Cannot link X11 xQuartz 2.7.1, no architecture amd64

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I Cannot link X11 xQuartz 2.7.1, no architecture amd64???????

I have a simple program that uses X11. it runs fine in an old xcode on an Intel Mac.

But now I have a mac Mini M1 and xCode cannot find a xquartz amd64 architecture.

I have done a bunch of -L /usr/opt/X11 linker control lines but still no go.

Any ideas? The xQuartz documentation is mum about what architecture it supports!

I think it is finding the right library path as NOW it doesn't complain about not finding the entry points like XCreateWindow, instead it complains about the wrong architecture.

Thanks,

grg

Best Answer

There is a port of Xquartz to Apple Silicon - searching the web does give a few links

One I found https://github.com/XQuartz/XQuartz/issues/14#issuecomment-754400158 is by the person who maintains XQuartz

Yeah, it works fine and has since very early in our bringup of Apple Silicon Macs. There just isn't a package available because nobody has taken over managing releases, so your best bet is to use MacPorts.

and from https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/native-x11-support-on-apple-silicon.2274198/

X11 in MacPorts is functional and native on the M1. (I should know, I did some of the work to get it running.)

sudo port install xorg

MacPorts equivalent of Xquartz.app is X11.app.

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