[Paraview] InitializeTcl failed/no $DISPLAY environment variableerrors (paraview on intel mac)

clinton at elemtech.com clinton at elemtech.com
Wed Feb 28 18:38:09 EST 2007


You have an X server right?

Clint

On Wednesday 28 February 2007 4:24 pm, Jared Hawkins wrote:
> David,
>
> thanks for the advice.  unfortunately, none of the changes work.
>
> still get the error that i cant connect to whatever i set my display as
>
> frustrating but hopefully im getting somewhere
>
> thanks!
>
> -jared
>
> Gregory, David C CIV NSWCDD, G24 wrote:
> > I've run into similar behavior before.  try setting display to
> > localhost:0.0 or yourPublicIP:0.0 or yourHostName:0.0
> >
> > -David
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     *From:* paraview-bounces+david.c.gregory=navy.mil at paraview.org
> >     [mailto:paraview-bounces+david.c.gregory=navy.mil at paraview.org]
> >     *On Behalf Of *Jared Hawkins
> >     *Sent:* Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:41 PM
> >     *To:* Paul Adams; paraview at paraview.org
> >     *Subject:* Re: [Paraview] InitializeTcl failed/no $DISPLAY
> >     environment variableerrors (paraview on intel mac)
> >
> >     Paul,
> >
> >     My fault for not being more specific.  I am using an intel mac
> >     (10.4.8), using a bash shell and the computer is local.
> >
> >     It looks like i hadnt set my DISPLAY env. variable.  When i typed in
> >
> >     /    echo $DISPLAY/
> >
> >     i was given an empty line (guessing that this wasnt set already).
> >     I went ahead an then set the variable to the local dispaly
> >     /
> >         export DISPLAY=:0.0
> >
> >     /Then, i tried again to launch paraview.  This time, i was greeted
> >     with a new error message.
> >
> >         /Paraview error: InitializeTcl failed
> >         Tk_Init error: this isn't a Tk applicationcouldn't connect to
> >     display ":0.0"
> >
> >     /(i left /applicationcouldn't /as one word, since this is how the
> >     error was displayed).
> >
> >     More info (compiled from previous posts).  I have tried running
> >     paraview (2.6) from the precompiled binary.  I get the same
> >     message.  I have also tried running paraview (2.6) on a powerpc
> >     (using the powerpc precompiled binary).  Again, same error messages.
> >
> >     Any more ideas?
> >
> >     -jared
> >
> >     Paul Adams wrote:
> >>     O.K.  I did not know if you had truncated the error message or
> >>     not.  Sometimes I do that to make it easier to read.  So let's
> >>     try the simple thing first: Have you set your DISPLAY environment
> >>     variable?  Making the assumption that you are new to Linux, try
> >>     the following two commands.  The first prints out the value of
> >>     the DISPLAY environment variable.  The second sets the DISPLAY
> >>     environment variable to the local display.
> >>
> >>          echo $DISPLAY
> >>          export DISPLAY=:0.0
> >>
> >>     Depending on the computer you are using (I assumed it was Linux),
> >>     what shell you are using (I assumed sh or bash), and whether or
> >>     not the computer is local or remote, it may or may not work.  Let
> >>     me know the whether my assumptions were correct or not and I can
> >>     help you more.
> >>
> >>     Paul Adams
> >>     http://wiki.vizworld.com/index.php/ParaView
> >>     <http://wiki.vizworld.com/index.php/ParaView>
> >>
> >>     On 2/28/07, *Jared Hawkins* <Jared.Hawkins at tufts.edu
> >>     <mailto:Jared.Hawkins at tufts.edu>> wrote:
> >>
> >>         Paul,
> >>
> >>         Thanks for the reply.  The error message i am getting is only:
> >>
> >>             ParaView error: InitializeTcl failed
> >>             TK_Init error: no display name and no $DISPLAY
> >>         environment variable
> >>
> >>         There is no mention of the tcl_library.  Should i try to set
> >>         that variable anyway???  How do i go about doing this?
> >>
> >>         Thanks again for any help
> >>
> >>         -Jared
> >>
> >>         Paul Adams wrote:
> >>>         Is this the problem that you are seeing when t//rying to run
> >>>         ParaView?
> >>>
> >>>         /     $ paraview
> >>>         //     //ParaView error: InitializeTcl failed
> >>>         //     //Tcl_Init error: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the
> >>>         following directories:
> >>>         //     //    /usr/local/lib/tcl8.4 /u/lib/tcl8.4 /lib/tcl8.4
> >>>         /u/library /library /tcl8.4.5/library /usr/local/lib/tcl8.4/
> >>>
> >>>         If so, then the *TCL_LIBRARY* environment variable needs to
> >>>         be set.
> >>>
> >>>         /     $ export TCL_LIBRARY=/path_to_tcl_library/tcl8.4/
> >>>
> >>>         /Paul Adams
> >>>         http://wiki.vizworld.com/index.php/ParaView
> >>>
> >>>         On 2/28/07, *Jared Hawkins* < Jared.Hawkins at tufts.edu
> >>>         <mailto:Jared.Hawkins at tufts.edu>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>             hey again,
> >>>
> >>>             so, to follow up on my previous email, i have also tried
> >>>             to build paraview directly from the source code
> >>>             (following the wiki's instructions and making the
> >>>             necessary adjustments to ccmake options such as adding
> >>>             WI,-search_paths_first to the listed linkers)
> >>>
> >>>             the make of the program appears to work fine
> >>>
> >>>             afterwards, i try to run ./paraview (from the /bin
> >>>             directory) and i get the same error messages as when i
> >>>             was trying to run the pre-compiled binaries:
> >>>
> >>>                 ParaView error: InitializeTcl failed
> >>>                 TK_Init error: no display name and no $DISPLAY
> >>>             environment variable
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>             very frustrating.....i could use some help!!
> >>>
> >>>             -jared
> >>>
> >>>>             Subject:
> >>>>             [Paraview] InitializeTcl failed/no $DISPLAY environment
> >>>>             variable errors (paraview on intel mac)
> >>>>             From:
> >>>>             Jared Hawkins <Jared.Hawkins at tufts.edu>
> >>>>             <mailto:Jared.Hawkins at tufts.edu>
> >>>>             Date:
> >>>>             Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:26:15 -0500
> >>>>             To:
> >>>>             paraview at paraview.org <mailto:paraview at paraview.org>
> >>>>
> >>>>             To:
> >>>>             paraview at paraview.org <mailto:paraview at paraview.org>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>             to all,
> >>>>
> >>>>             hi.  im trying to run ParaView 2.6 on an intel mac pro
> >>>>             running 10.4.  im VERY new to a unix environment, so
> >>>>             please bear with me.
> >>>>
> >>>>             after downloading the paraview 2.6 intel precompiled
> >>>>             binaries, i attempt to launch paraview from the console
> >>>>             (using ./paraview in the /bin directory).
> >>>>
> >>>>             i immediately get this message:
> >>>>
> >>>>                ParaView error: InitializeTcl failed
> >>>>                TK_Init error: no display name and no $DISPLAY
> >>>>             environment variable
> >>>>
> >>>>             i have tried running paraview on a powerpc g4 and i got
> >>>>             the exact same error message, so im pretty sure its
> >>>>             something really stupid that im messing up.
> >>>>
> >>>>             any suggestions???
> >>>>
> >>>>             thanks,
> >>>>             jared
> >>>
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