[R-SIG-Mac] Cairo / X11 problem in Mavericks

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 27/10/2013 19:45, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
> I just upgraded my macbook to maverick and i'm running into an old problem.
> When I do:
>
> png(tempfile(), type="cairo")
>
> or
>
> svg(tempfile())
>
> or even:
>
> library(Cairo)
>
> R exists with a warning that X11 is required. I also tried:
>
> options(bitmapType = 'cairo')
> png(tempfile())
>
> but same result. If I recall correctly this was not the case in OSX 10.8.

It was.  You need to re-install XQuartz after an update.  See the 
R-admin manual.


> Is there any way to use png() or svg() on Mavericks without installing
> xquartz?

png() yes: use the quartz-based device.

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