# Gnuradio on OS X without X11

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [December 29, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612 "2014-12-29T12:45:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/1 "2014-12-29T12:45:57Z")

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Dear all,

not sure if this is still interesting: I managed to install gnuradio  
without X11 on Mac OS X using these steps:

{{  
sudo port uninstall installed  
sudo port install py27-pygtk +quartz  
sudo port install gtk-osx-application -python27  
sudo port install gnuradio +quartz +no\_x11  
grc  
}}

Best regards,  
kai

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kai_Garrels)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/2 "2014-12-29T13:51:01Z")

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Thanks Kai.

Which OSX are you using: Mountain Lion, Mavericks, or Yosemite?

@(^.^)@ Ed

Sent from my iPod

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kai_Garrels)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/3 "2014-12-29T14:03:25Z")

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I am using Yosemite 10.10.2

Best regards,  
kai

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kai_Garrels)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/4 "2014-12-29T15:35:09Z")

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That’s cool, Kai! Can you send me (off list) screenshots of GRC working?  
I tried the Quartz GTK interface quite a while back but it didn’t work;  
it’s good to know that it’s working for -someone-, even if turns out to  
be just on a specific OS/install. That’s progress! Thanks for reporting!

- MLD

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kai_Garrels)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/5 "2014-12-30T03:09:06Z")

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Kai  
I tried your suggestion, but no-go. Both Macports/gnuradio-devel and  
from  
source (cmake / gnuradio-next) cannot find pygtk to build  
gnuradio-companion  
Both get:

Python checking for pygtk \>= 2.10.0  
Python checking for pygtk \>= 2.10.0 - not found

I have:  
~/GIT/gnuradio-next/build$ port installed | grep gtk  
gtk-doc @1.21\_1 (active)  
gtk-osx-application @2.0.5\_2+no\_python (active) ALSO TRIED -python27  
and +python27 too!  
gtk-quartz-engine @0.2\_1 (active)  
gtk2 @2.24.25\_0+quartz (active)  
py-pygtk @2.24.0\_3 (active)  
py27-pygtk @2.24.0\_3+quartz (active)

Did you make any PATH changes, etc so that gtk would be found?  
I am running Yosemite 10.10.1, any suggestions would be greatly  
appreciated.  
Dom

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kai_Garrels)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/6 "2014-12-30T15:38:07Z")

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Addendum:  
actually used  
sudo port install gnuradio-devel +quartz +no\_x11 +ctrlport +grc +jack  
+orc  
+portaudio +qtgui +sdl +swig +docs +uhd +wavelet +wxgui +zeromq

and the log reports:

:info:configure – Dependency PYGTK\_FOUND = FALSE

I am pretty new to SDR and Macports. But I am fairly good with Unix  
(remember SunView).  
Dom

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kai\_Garrels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kai_Garrels)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-on-os-x-without-x11/233612/7 "2015-02-19T20:13:32Z")

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Thanks Kai! GNU Radio works perfectly on my MacBook.

Jim

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