UB w/ MC?

Klaus Major klaus at major-k.de
Wed Jul 26 15:15:20 CDT 2006


Hi Jaqueline,

> Klaus Major wrote:
>> Hi Richard,
>>> The MC standalone builder works great with v2.7 EXCEPT with the  
>>> Universal Binary standalone engine.
>>> I can build executables without error, but they don't run:  when  
>>> double-clicked they appear to start to launch,
>>> then quit before the first window is drawn.
>> Yep.
>>> I've tried all manner of monkeying with the PLIST, etc., but  
>>> nothing fixes this.
>>> This is especially puzzling since all PPC standalones made with  
>>> the non-Universal Binary version of the engine work great.
>>> Any clues as to what needs to happen with the MC standalone  
>>> builder to allow building Universal Binary apps?
>>> Any of you folks successfully make a UB build with MC?  If so, how?
>> I experienced the same and as I posted 2 weeks ago, we might need  
>> some
>> advice or hint from scotland :-/
>> Mark or Marcus?
>
> I talked to Mark W about the problem this morning. He confirmed  
> that we need to re-script the standalone builder to account for the  
> UB file format, and that the current SB won't work. He's given me a  
> test stack to look at, and I'll try to do that later today. I don't  
> have an intel Mac to test it on, but I can at least see if it  
> builds and runs on my G5. If it does, I'll send it to you to  
> include in the IDE, and maybe someone with a real Intel Mac can see  
> if it works.

thanks for confirming our assumptions!

> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com

Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de



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