----- Original Message ----- > From: Randall Alley <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: [PD] Path issue with Pd-extended 0.43.4 on Win7 x64 > > After looking into the issue further, I found the help browser also failing, > with the following error report:
Hm, I don't know what the correct policy is. Does the plugin need to check to make sure the sys paths (and in the future user-specified paths) are readable? -Jonathan > > couldn't read directory "C:/Users/rga/Application Data/*": > permission denied > couldn't read directory "C:/Users/rga/Application Data/*": > permission denied > while executing > "glob -nocomplain -type d -path $dir "*"" > (procedure "build_references" line 15) > invoked from within > "build_references" > (procedure "::helpbrowser::open_helpbrowser" line 19) > invoked from within > "::helpbrowser::open_helpbrowser" > (procedure "menu_helpbrowser" line 2) > invoked from within > "menu_helpbrowser" > (menu invoke) > ------------------------------------- > > I got the help browser working an > > I was able to fix a permissions error in the HomeUsers group that got rid of > the > the help browser error, and the read plugins folder error I mentioned > previously: > > Cannot read plugins folder: 'C:/Users/rga/Application Data/' > > But, Pd is still not loading the Modal_Object_Library if I place it in > C:/Users/rga/AppData/Roaming/Pd > > Randy > > > > On 2/4/2013 1:31 PM, Randall Alley wrote: >> Hi all, and thanks for the great work on Pd 0.43.4 ! >> >> I'm somewhat new to Pd, and am still learning how to get around, but > I'm having a problem which I've seen mentioned by others, so I thought > I'd report the issue. >> >> After installing 0.43.4 using the Windows installer, and launching Pd, I > see the following error in the log window (log level 4): >> >> Cannot read plugins folder: 'D:/Program Files > (x86)/pd/%SystemRoot%/Fonts' >> Cannot read plugins folder: 'C:/Users/rga/Application Data/' >> >> I have confirmed that the Windows 'junction' that redirects > /Application Data/ references to c:/Users/rga/AppData/Roaming/ is present and > seems to be working normally. >> >> I understand that to add a library on load, I should be able to drop it > into /AppData/Roaming/Pd, where it should be found and loaded. This is not > working. >> >> I did create a directory /AppData/Roaming/Pd, but that didn't help. >> >> Until this is fixed, can I load a library, in particular > Model_Object_Library, in another way, or manually ? >> >> By the way, this problem was encountered by a more knowledgeable user > regarding 0.43.1 Pd-extended back in April of 2012: >> http://puredata.hurleur.com/sujet-7111-path-issue-extended-win7-x64 >> >> Any help would be appreciated, and thanks ! >> Randy >> > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
