Xquartz [ options ] …
The X window server for Mac OS provided by Apple. runs in parallel with Aqua in rootless mode. shares display with Mac OS. The root window of the X11 display is the size of the screen and contains all the other windows. The X11 root window is not displayed in rootless mode as Mac OS X handles the desktop background.
defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 option
|
~/Library/Logs/X11.org.macosforge.xquartz.log
which is analogous to /var/log/Xorg.#.log
on systems that use the XFree86 DDX such as Linux, BSD, and Solaris.
In addition using asl to the
org.macosforge.xquartz
facility. watch these logs using:
$ syslog -w -k Facility eq org.macosforge.xquartzor include extra information such as the file, line, and function where the message originated:
$ syslog -w -F '$(Time) $(Sender) <$(Level)> $(File):$(Line) $(Function) :: $(Message)' -k Facility eq org.macosforge.xquartzBy default, sets an ASL mask which prevents logging messages below the ASL_LEVEL_WARNING level (meaning most logging is done to the file referenced above).
$ syslog -c X11.bin -dThe
stdout
and stderr
messages by any process launched by XQuartz will be redirected to this syslog facility
with a priority level of ASL_LEVEL_INFO and ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE .-i
or -n
instead of -d
.
Apr 29 20:46:25 (org.macosforge.xquartz.(3 launchd check-in failed: No such process Apr 29 20:46:25 (org.macosforge.xquartz.(4 Xquartz: Unable to locate waiting server: org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 Apr 29 20:46:25 (org.macosforge.xquartz.(5 Xquartz: Starting X server: /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz.app/Contents/MacOS/X11 --listenonly Apr 29 20:46:25 (org.macosforge.xquartz.(3 Xquartz: start_x11_server: (ipc/mig) server died