generating a standalone in v9.x

Fri Nov 1 21:48:32 EDT 2019

Thanks, JJS.

I had that code ion place from Bob's suggestion but ran into the (apparent) never-ending "Attaching Engine" state.  **BUT** just now I discovered, as my eye glanced over at the app's script in the Editor, the standalone build had "re-started" my application and was "stalled" on a "red-dot" debug flag.

I ALWAYS put a red-dot/debug flag in the "OpenCard" call so I can control whether I want the app to run or not when it initially loads into LC.

Once I clicked on the <F5> (continue) button of the editor, the standalone completed.  REALLY?  Whatever!  Now that I know that "feature", I can live with it.. but I bet THAT characteristic *isn't* described in the release note(s).

Thanks again for your help!

Doug

> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 19:20:04 +0100
> From: JJS <jjs at krutt.org>
> To: Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Subject: Re: generating a standalone in v9.x
> Message-ID: <ccad5904-5c48-2e17-26ab-fed56b9d3686 at krutt.org>
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> 
> 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

Douglas Ruisaard
Trilogy Software
(250) 573-3935