Difficulty making a Mac app that works on another laptop

[Simon Knight]

Hi,
Does the built application icon look as it should?'
Are the laptops all using the same chip set e.g. powerpc, intel or Arm?
Are the build settings correct?
Can you view package contents?

S

> On 13 Aug 2024, at 13:32, Alex Morrison via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I’m a LiveCode licensee with a Mac runtime license trying to make a desktop app that I can distribute to a few other people. 
> 
> I’ve adjusted all the obvious settings and made an app. The resulting app works fine on my own laptop, no problem. 
> 
> But when I send it to another laptop it won’t launch. The system throws a dialog which says: 
> 
> ‘The application "my app" can’t be opened.’ 
> 
> Have tried right-click ‘Open’ and it’s no better. Same dialog. 
> 
> Taking the same LiveCode stack and making what feels like it should be an identical app with the same settings on my colleague Ben’s LiveCode system (he’s also a LiveCode licensee with a Mac runtime license), the app works fine on a different laptop. Right-click ‘Open’ works as it should. 
> 
> I’m a bit baffled. Any suggestions? 
> 
> all best
> 
> Alex
> 
> P.S. Just to say how grateful I am to Kevin and the mighty LiveCode team for such a great product over so many years. Thank you. Thank you. 
> 
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