Some problem shows as follow when executing IDL/ENVI program in Terminal from remote Linux Server:
% DEVICE: Unable to connect to X Windows display: :0
% DEVICE: Unable to open X Windows display.
Is your DISPLAY environment variable set correctly?
% DEVICE: Unable to open X Windows display.
Is your DISPLAY environment variable set correctly?
Solution to this problem in step:
ssh to remote server
1 IDL> print,getenv('DISPLAY')
2 IDL> setenv,'DISPLAY=:0.0'
exit and ssh remote server again:
'ssh -X xxx'
It's OK.
TEST: IDL>ENVI
reference:
http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/compsys/tutor/idltut/setdisp.html
http://www.mombu.com/programming/idl/t-idl-63-intel-in-mac-idlwave-graphics-crash-1547705.html
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.idl-pvwave/rPfJIAEUhi4