PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
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PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
All of a sudden I get a warning after an otherwise successful build of a standalone, the this bundle (the pdf printing inclusion) has failed to install for Mac. And it is true. I cannot make a pdf from the command "open printing to pdf". Interestingly, the Windows version has no issue; it works fine.
I changed nothing. Just tried to make a standalone from a long standing splash stack/working stack that worked fine last Friday, without modification. Tried several times. Restarted computer.
Still in v 6.7.9, of course, but this question is not about that. Rough weekend for LC? Would reinstalling the program make sense? Anyone ever see such a thing?
thanks...
Craig
I changed nothing. Just tried to make a standalone from a long standing splash stack/working stack that worked fine last Friday, without modification. Tried several times. Restarted computer.
Still in v 6.7.9, of course, but this question is not about that. Rough weekend for LC? Would reinstalling the program make sense? Anyone ever see such a thing?
thanks...
Craig
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Re: PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
Hi Craig,
What is the exact warning you get when building a standalone? Can you attach a screenshot?
Best,
Panos
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What is the exact warning you get when building a standalone? Can you attach a screenshot?
Best,
Panos
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Re: PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
Hmm, do you get that only with this external (revpdfprinter?), or with *any* external? Try for example to include revZip and revDB.
I am wondering if it is a permissions issue, like bug http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17992.
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Panos
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I am wondering if it is a permissions issue, like bug http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17992.
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Panos
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Re: PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
Panos.
The two new externals (revZip and revDB) also failed to load.
But this simply reared its head one day, at least for PDF. Cosmic ray? Fortunately, the users I am making the standalone for all use Windows, and only I use the (Mac) IDE stack for testing, which prints just fine. But it is worrisome. Again, is there any point in reloading LC?
Craig
The two new externals (revZip and revDB) also failed to load.
But this simply reared its head one day, at least for PDF. Cosmic ray? Fortunately, the users I am making the standalone for all use Windows, and only I use the (Mac) IDE stack for testing, which prints just fine. But it is worrisome. Again, is there any point in reloading LC?
Craig
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Re: PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
Hi Craig,
It is indeed strange that it started happening all of a sudden.
Maybe you could try changing the permissions. Open a terminal and type:
sudo chmod -R 755 /Applications/LiveCode\ Commercial\ 6.7.9.app/Contents/Tools/Runtime
(or sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/LC6.7.9.app/Contents/Tools/Runtime if you have not put it in the Applications folder)
and then try again to create a standalone.
Keep us posted
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Panos
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It is indeed strange that it started happening all of a sudden.
Maybe you could try changing the permissions. Open a terminal and type:
sudo chmod -R 755 /Applications/LiveCode\ Commercial\ 6.7.9.app/Contents/Tools/Runtime
(or sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/LC6.7.9.app/Contents/Tools/Runtime if you have not put it in the Applications folder)
and then try again to create a standalone.
Keep us posted
Best,
Panos
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Re: PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
Panos.
That did it.
If it is not to much to ask, what exactly did the Terminal command do? What permissions did it change?
Thanks ever so much.
Craig
That did it.
If it is not to much to ask, what exactly did the Terminal command do? What permissions did it change?
Thanks ever so much.
Craig
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Re: PDF bundle for Mac fails to load
Hi Craig,
Before this command, probably the directory were the externals are stored (i.e. the /path/to/LC6.7.9.app/Contents/Tools/Runtime) had become read-only.
This command gives everyone read and execute permissions, and the file owner is allowed to write to the files as well.
Best,
Panos
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Before this command, probably the directory were the externals are stored (i.e. the /path/to/LC6.7.9.app/Contents/Tools/Runtime) had become read-only.
This command gives everyone read and execute permissions, and the file owner is allowed to write to the files as well.
Best,
Panos
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