generating a standalone in v9.x

[JJS]

What you need is described in the release notes from 9.x onwards

Removing the command quit is not the solution

use this, it is copied from the release notes:

on closeStack
if the environment is "development" and \
there is a stack "revStandaloneProgress" and \
the mode of stack "revStandaloneProgress" > 0 then
exit closeStack
end if
end closeStack

i use it always and always works ok.


Op 1-11-2019 om 18:44 schreef Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode:
> Thanks Bob and Heather and also a thanks to Giovanni Cannizzaro.
>
> Giovanni had the minimal fix to just remove a "quit" from any "shutDownRequest".
>
> Heather from LC also offered the following code in a related situation to Giovanni's:
> 	on closeStack
> 		if the mode of stack "revStandaloneProgress" > 0 then
> 			exit closeStack
> 		end if
> 	end closeStack
>
> The simple fix of removing the "quit" actually allowed the standalone to generate a working executable... HOWEVER, now the build stops with a never-ending "Attaching engine" spinner.  I have to completely exit LC to stop the "unfinished" process.
>
> I have tried inserting BOTH Heather's and Bob's suggestions but they do NOT resolve the "Attaching engine" issue.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> ps... LC business 8.1.10 still generated the standalone PERFECTLY... even with the v9 changes in the script.  Glad I kept it around!!!  NOT lovin' v9x much at all!
>
>
> Douglas Ruisaard
> Trilogy Software
> (250) 573-3935
>
>> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:12:17 +0000
>> From: Bob Sneidar <bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com>
>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>> Subject: Re: generating a standalone in v9.x
>> Message-ID: <EA740572-5177-4B16-A839-E6218E17F167 at iotecdigital.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> There is a set of commands that in certain scripts like opesStack and closeStack that will check to
>> see if the standalone builder is running, and then you can abort the handler.
>>
>> The reason they do this is because your app could be doing anything at the moment the standalone is
>> being built. The standalone has to walk through every script to check what add-ons or libraries you
>> use so it can include them.
>>
>> Here's what I do. In the stackScript of the mainStack:
>>
>> on savingStandalone
>>     put true into gBuildingStandAlone
>> end savingStandalone
>>
>> on standaloneSaved
>>     put false into gBuildingStandAlone
>> end standaloneSaved
>>
>> Then in any openStack handler, either in the stack or card, I put this:
>>
>>     put the environment is "development" and \
>>           there is a stack "revStandaloneProgress" and \
>>           the mode of stack "revStandaloneProgress" > 0 into skipLogin
>>
>>     if not skipLogin then
>>     --- code that borks your standalone building. For me it was calling a login dialog as modal.
>>     end if
>>
>> Bob S
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 14:50 , Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am having an issue with using "any" business version of 9 (9.04, 9.05, 9.5-32bit, 9.5-64bit) to
>> generate a standalone output of my application.  I am using Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 and have tried
>> building the identical script (with the same result) on two different installations of said OS on two
>> different machines.
>>> LC business v 8.1.10 generates the standalone fine.
>>>
>>> LC business version 9.0.5 (with IDENTICAL settings in the "Standalone Application Settings" as used
>> in the v8.1.10 build) seems to crash LC  just at the point of "closing open stacks" at which point all
>> things LC disappear from my desktop.  An appropriate "destination" directory for the standalone is
>> created as per the settings but it is completely empty.
>>> The actual application runs fine in all LC business versions... it's just that I can't get the LC
>> v9.x to generated the standalone... and ... I can't find ANY error or log explaining what is wrong!!
>>> Is there such a log or audit which details the steps that LC is taking and possibly what the issue
>> is that it cannot resolve?  I have checked at the Administrators tools event logging provided by
>> Windows 7 ... but there is no corresponding event which is simultaneous with the LC "crash".
>>> I follow this user-group quite closely and seem to recall others having issues with LC v9's
>> standalone processes but I cannot seem to find such references within the very large amount of chat
>> this site contains.  I have NOT checked the LC QC bugs since I really don't know what I'm looking for
>> other than potential issues with the standalone builder.
>>> I'd very much appreciate any tips, pointers, explanations as to how to either resolve this issue or
>> where within my LC environment I can find any logs concerning the standalone processing.
>>> Cheers!
>>> Douglas Ruisaard
>>> Trilogy Software
>>> (250) 573-3935
>
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