[daip] install issues

[Eric Greisen]

Neal A. Miller wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I'm trying to install AIPS on a Mac desktop (OS 10.8.5), and I've hit 
> some of the usual problems. A bit of this is clunkiness that I have to 
> go back and forth with my university sysadmins about updating files 
> since I don't have root privileges (and they are Windows people, too), 
> so I'm trying to make sure that I have as many fixes at the ready for 
> when I've got their attention. My issues are entirely with processes 
> like the TV server, and I've tried workarounds in the aips manager FAQ. 
> This is a summary:
> * I will need to do the shared memory fix. My Xwindows is "XQuartz" 
> which seems to have installed on /var instead of /etc . Will the 
> "sysctl.conf" file go in /etc or some directory off the file tree for 
> XQuartz in /var ? Will there be any concerns regarding file permissions?
> * The display variable is also an issue. I get the "DISPLAY 
> /tmp/launch-I0vso7/org.macosforge.xquartz:0" message, and when setting 
> DISPLAY as localhost:0 I'm then queried for password. My password 
> doesn't work, and the creation of the "authorized_keys2" file within 
> ~./ssh did not provide a fix.
> 
> I have gotten the /etc/services file correctly updated, and I do get 
> MSGSRV and TEKSRV windows.

So long as you start aips with tv=local you should not need the services 
file changes (usually in /etc)

I would put the sysctl.conf in /etc and re-booth the computer.  Then 
type "sysctl kern.sysv" and see if it says the values you expect. 
Adding the file to /var at the same time probably will not hurt but I 
would try one and then the other rather than both.  Then of course you 
need to try aips to see if the TV works with the numbers you put in.  If 
you have a really big screen, the shmmax may need to be bigger.

On modern Macs do NOT set the DISPLAY variable.  The bizarre setting you 
get by default actually works and nothing else will.

Eric Greisen