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Is it possible to have xvfb-run on OS X?
I develop a PHP application which uses xvfb-run. Before I worked on Ubuntu and it was OK. Now I've moved onto Mac and the application does not work.
Or maybe any cross-platform alternative is available to use it on both Linux/OS X?
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xvfb-run is a wrapper for the Xvfb(1x) command which simplifies the task of running commands (typically an X client, or a script containing a list of clients to be run) within a virtual X server environment.
Xvfb (short for X virtual framebuffer) is an in-memory display server for UNIX-like operating system (e.g., Linux). It enables you to run graphical applications without a display (e.g., browser tests on a CI server) while also having the ability to take screenshots.
X11 is no longer included with OS X:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201341
X11 server and client libraries for OS X are available from the XQuartz project:
http://xquartz.macosforge.org/
I'm not sure if it includes all the other X goodies like Xvfb. In that case you could compile it yourself; with these options:
--disable-xquartz --enable-xvfb --enable-xnest --enable-kdrive More info here:
https://www.xquartz.org/Developer-Info.html
IMO: It seems like you would be better of by using wkhtmltoimage straight on the mac osx, removing the need for X:
http://minimul.com/install-osx-wkhtmltoimage-binaries.html
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