ion on mac os x tiger

Hi there

I've so far run ion on ubuntu and come to love it -- so much I absolutely
need it on my new workstation, which for random reasons had to be a mac.

All compiles happily, but I then don't know how to get things started. I'd
really appreciate any help a lot... Thanks. So:

I first tried to log into console, run x11 (xinit) from there and then run
ion on it, but it generates errors, and then leaves me with a blue screen
that is utterly unresponsive to anything, incluing ctrl-alt-backspace etc.

So I tried the following, while running the standard mac os x window
manager:

First start an x server on display 1 by doing

      xinit -- :1

And then run ion on that display:

     ion -display :1

But that won't work, and it comes up with all kinds of errors:

q-computer:~% xinit -- :1 &
[1] 427

q-computer:~%
XFree86 Version 4.4.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
[DRI] screen 0 installation complete
Screen 0 added: 1920x1200 @ (0,0)
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing
from list!

q-computer:~%
q-computer:~% ion -display :1
>> Failed to load module de: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/ion/de.so, 9): Symbol not
found: _grbrush_get_slave
     Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/ion/de.so
     Expected in: flat namespace

>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'gr_select_engine'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/draw.lua:6
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> No drawing engines loaded, trying "de".
>> Failed to load module de: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/ion/de.so, 9): Symbol not
found: _grbrush_get_slave
     Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/ion/de.so
     Expected in: flat namespace

>> Failed to load module query: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/ion/query.so, 9):
Symbol not found: _region_inactivated
     Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/ion/query.so
     Expected in: flat namespace

>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:55
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Failed to load module menu: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/ion/menu.so, 9): Symbol
not found: _region_inactivated
     Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/ion/menu.so
     Expected in: flat namespace

>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:56
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Failed to load module ionws: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/ion/ionws.so, 9):
Symbol not found: _genframe_brushes_updated
     Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/ion/ionws.so
     Expected in: flat namespace

>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:57
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Failed to load module floatws: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/ion/floatws.so, 9):
Symbol not found: _region_do_rescue_clientwins
     Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/ion/floatws.so
     Expected in: flat namespace

>> Stack trace:
   0 [C]: in 'load_module'
   1 /usr/local/etc/ion/ion.lua:58
     [Skipping unnamed C functions.]
>> Could not find a complete workspace class. Please load some modules.
>> Unable to set up any rootwins.
>> Refusing to start due to encountered errors.
q-computer:~%
waiting for X server to shut down Quitting XDarwin...

[1]  + done       xinit -- :1

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Thanks very much -- any help appreciated,
Q