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I compiled my own X11 Server for Mac OS X and want it to replace the original outdated X11.app supplied by Lion. How do I do that?

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How did you compile the server - ie where is its documentation? – Mark Nov 8 '11 at 9:48
Actually I installed the MacPorts xorg-server-devel package. – Max Ried Nov 8 '11 at 17:05

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  1. cd to /usr/X11/bin
  2. rename the existing X symlink to Xquartz (to X_orig for example) in case you need to revert in the future to the "vanilla" config
  3. symlink X to your compiled binary.
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I'd like to replace the original X11.app with my own build. – Max Ried Nov 27 '11 at 11:35
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By symlinking X from /usr/X11/bin/X to your compiled binary, you're already using your compiled binary. Not sure if I'd recommend rm instead of mv the original X. – Global nomad Nov 27 '11 at 11:52
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The XQuartz install docs have an alternate approach for installing their X11 binary. They use launchctl and set the DISPLAY to point to the socket for their server. I believe the program it runs (launchd_startx) listens on the socket and starts the X server when a connection is made. The nice thing about this approach is it leaves the original X11.app unmodified.

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