is x11/libX11 broken?

[Vulpes Velox]

I've been trying to get x11/libX11 port to work, but I've not had much
luck. I've decided to try to get some of the freedesktop.org X libs
and ect to work, but not had much luck. If I install x11/libX11, when
I got and startx, it starts, but nothing comes up, the .xinitrc file
is good, and then when I kill it I see a message telling me it is
waiting for the server to start accepting connections.

Has any one managed to get these to work, and if so, how?