Problem running tutorials in Mac OS X Mavericks, XQuartz

General Discussion
1

I am not sure if it is X11 XQuartz or Mac OS X Mavericks, but the python tutorial examples don’t accept keyboard or mouse events.

In Mac OS X Mountain Lion it was working fine, but now the examples are not interactive anymore. It is not possible to move the scenario, or to accept keys.

I have tried with Panda 1.8.1 and 1.7.2 with no luck.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

2

Can you try this experimental build?
rdb.name/Panda3D-1.9.0.dmg

3

Hi,
Same problem here. Did you try the experimental build elneto?

4

With the experimental build running the asteroids tutorial I get:

dgp:/Developer/Examples/Panda3D/Asteroids $ ppython main.py
DirectStart: Starting the game.
Known pipe types:
(all display modules loaded.)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “main.py”, line 13, in
import direct.directbase.DirectStart
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/directbase/DirectStart.py”, line 4, in
base = ShowBase.ShowBase()
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 244, in init
self.openDefaultWindow(startDirect = False, props=props)
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 887, in openDefaultWindow
self.openMainWindow(*args, **kw)
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 923, in openMainWindow
self.openWindow(*args, **kw)
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 637, in openWindow
win = func()
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 623, in
callbackWindowDict = callbackWindowDict)
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 689, in _doOpenWindow
self.makeDefaultPipe()
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/showbase/ShowBase.py”, line 527, in makeDefaultPipe
“No graphics pipe is available!\n”
File “/Developer/Panda3D/direct/directnotify/Notifier.py”, line 136, in error
raise exception(errorString)
StandardError: No graphics pipe is available!
Your Config.prc file must name at least one valid panda display
library via load-display or aux-display.
:TaskManager: TaskManager.destroy()

With the 1.8.1 build, it ran for me but with no input as described by others here.

5

Set the PANDA_PRC_DIR environment variable to /Developer/Panda3D/etc as a workaround.

6

Also tried the experimental build with the environmental variable set to /Developer/Panda3D/ and /Developer/Panda3D/etc/.

Still no luck.

7

Hmm, sorry, I think I made a mistake with the build that makes this variable called PRC_DIR. Try setting PRC_DIR to /Developer/Panda3D/etc/ .

8

Thanks rdb. That worked.

9

I’m new to Panda3D and encountered the same problem. Pardon me if this sounds like a stupid question - how exactly do I reset PRC_DIR?

10

Huh, the issue has been solved a long time ago, so you must be running into a different issue. Which build of Panda3D did you install? Which Mac version?