Hi May, Download the latest version - pgAdmin4 v5.0. It has removed Qt dependency.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:45 PM May Kue <may....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello! > > I hope 2021 isn't as crappy AND exciting for you as it has been in my neck > of the woods. > > *Before I begin, I did read the installation notes and there is a work > around solution:* > > "There is a known issue of pgAdmin freezing on launch on macOS BigSur > because of a bug in Qt 5.13 and 5.14 versions. Till this issue is fixed, > the work-around for this is to set the variable QT_MAC_WANTS_LAYER." > > I've scoured search engines and cannot follow any of the solutions, even > though one seemed legit. > > https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-87014 > > I am a student and have been trying to install pgAdmin for two weeks now > on a MacOs BigSur (for personal reasons why I am using a Mac...I am an > idiot and will conquer this dammit!). My other classmates with Macs just > went back to Windows and have to buy new laptops - which is crazy. I am > crazier by trying to get it to work. > > Can you please help me with this with a step-by-step guide as I realize > praying to Apple, God, Buddha or Oprah won't resolve this issue? I know > that it is a lot to ask but...PRETTY PLEASE??? I will gladly share it with > my "not my problem" professor and anyone trying to survive post 2020. And > the Reddit forum...Oh goodness, we're doomed. > > If you can't help me with this, can you just respond with "That sucks. Go > away." so that I am not waiting for Gadot? I'll still be grateful that > another human exists... > > Anyway, thank you for your time. Until I hear back, I will be staring at > the monitor and pray that Mac gets their shit together. Everyday I am > fighting a battle with Windows, Mac, Google, Covid, Mother Nature (I have > curly hair), what to eat, Netflix...and don't get me started with my family > (I have a big family = so screwed for life BUT SO SO LOVED! ). So yeah, I > have that going for me...can you please help a sister out?😱 > > God Speed, > Kue > > PS > It's not that my professor doesn't care. I think he just doesn't want to > admit he has been in the same boat as I. Yeah, he probably hates his life > as a professor during Covid... > > > > > > -- Thanks, Aditya Toshniwal pgAdmin hacker | Sr. Software Engineer | *edbpostgres.com* <http://edbpostgres.com> "Don't Complain about Heat, Plant a TREE"