New topic: Not running on Mac OS X 10.5.8
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=43939> Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message rhartz Post subject: Not running on Mac OS X 10.5.8Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 1:44 pm Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:16 pm Posts: 48 Hi. I just got a call from a customer with a Mac OS X running version 10.5.8. She said when she tries to open my app, she receives an error message saying "Cannot open the application. Not supported with this arcitecture". I checked in the system requirements that RB apps should be compatible with Mac X 10.4 or later. Does she need to upgrade her Mac? She said also that the app's icon showed a circle with a line through it. Top npalardy Post subject: Re: Not running on Mac OS X 10.5.8Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:09 pm Real Software Engineer Joined: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:18 pm Posts: 7232 Location: Canada, Alberta, Near Red Deer 10.5.8 could be running on a PPC machine. What version of RB did you use to create the application ? _________________ My web site Great White Software RBLibrary.com REALbasic learning Top rhartz Post subject: Re: Not running on Mac OS X 10.5.8Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:14 pm Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:16 pm Posts: 48 What do you mean by a PPC machine? Not familiar with this Using RB 2011 release 4.3 to build Top elChupete Post subject: Re: Not running on Mac OS X 10.5.8Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:50 pm Joined: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:50 am Posts: 304 Location: Hamburg, Germany Before Apple switched to use Intel processors, they used PowerPC (PPC) architechture. PPC and Intel Macs require different builds. For Mac OSX you have three possibilities to compile your build (see the build options in RS) Edit (after npalardy replied) 2011 R4 does only compile for intel. 1) PPC build (will run on PPC Mac's only) 2) Intel build (will run on Intel Mac's only 3) Universal build (will run on both) So e.g. if you did an Intel build only and your customer is running Mac OSX 10.5.8 on an older Mac with PPC architechture, the app will not run. I recommend universal builds although their size is greater. _________________ Best regards Stefan Mac OSX 10.7.3 on a MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7/ RB Professional 2011 Release 3 Last edited by elChupete on Wed May 09, 2012 3:28 pm, edited 1 time in total. Top npalardy Post subject: Re: Not running on Mac OS X 10.5.8Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 3:20 pm Real Software Engineer Joined: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:18 pm Posts: 7232 Location: Canada, Alberta, Near Red Deer rhartz wrote:What do you mean by a PPC machine? Not familiar with this Using RB 2011 release 4.3 to build 2011r4 only compiles for Intel processors.( see <http://docs.realsoftware.com/index.php/Deprecations_in_Real_Studio>) If this person is using an older PowerPC based machine your app will not run on it. That sounds exactly like what you're seeing when the person tries to start the app. The executable is for an Intel machine & the PowerPC machine looks at it & refuses to run as it's for a different processor. _________________ My web site Great White Software RBLibrary.com REALbasic learning Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
