System: MacOSX

When starting xpce (through e.g., help/0, gtrace/0, emacs/0, etc.), a message like below appears. This message is often the first of a long list.

ERROR: /opt/local/lib/swipl-5.10.2/xpce/prolog/boot/pce_principal.pl:96:
      '$open_shared_object'/3: dlopen(/opt/local/lib/swipl-5.10.2/xpce/lib/
i386-darwin9.8.0/pl2xpce.dylib, 1): Library not loaded: /usr/X11/lib/
libX11.6.dylib
 Referenced from: /opt/local/lib/swipl-5.10.2/xpce/lib/i386-
darwin9.8.0/pl2xpce.dylib
 Reason: Incompatible library version: pl2xpce.dylib requires
version 10.0.0 or later, but libX11.6.dylib provides version 9.0.0

Why?

There are number of X11 implementations around for the Mac and some of these use different versions of the X11 libraries.

What to do?

There are two options:

1. Build SWI-Prolog from the source, either using Macports or from the source tar-ball or git repository. It is a bit of work the first time, but if you plan to use SWI-Prolog for a longer time it will probably pay off.
2. Install a matching version of X11. The download page and installers describe the version of X11 that is expected.