Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-19 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
We have been waiting a long time to be able to do anything reliably with sound and video in Linux . . . Richmond. On 19.03.19 13:29, Dan Soneson via use-livecode wrote: This brings up a rather pressing question. In the release notes for every version of LC9, one of the few known issues listed

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-19 Thread Dan Soneson via use-livecode
This brings up a rather pressing question. In the release notes for every version of LC9, one of the few known issues listed is “64-bit standalones for Mac OS X do not have support for audio recording.” As the Apple deadline approaches for eliminating all but 64-bit applications, this LiveCode

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 3/18/19 9:05 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: So - probably best to ensure that any apps which need to run on Mojave and future macOS versions are built and work in 64-bit mode. ...and as a hint for applications: open the Apple menu (upper left corner) select "About This Mac"

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > So - probably best to ensure that any apps which need to run on Mojave > and future > macOS versions are built and work in 64-bit mode. > I recently finished transitioning ScreenSteps to

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
On 2019-03-18 16:59, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: On 3/18/19 8:43 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: ... although if you're using the external in a stack you're shipping to others, it may well be worthwhile to recompile it as a 64-bit external. Especially keeping in mind that

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 3/18/19 8:43 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: If this is a Mac external and it has not been rebuilt for a couple of years (at least), then it is most likely that it does not have a 64-bit slice. The 9 IDE (and standalones) build and run (by default) in 64-bit mode on Mac -

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Dan Friedman via use-livecode
Mark, Thank you for the reply! Yes, it is a Mac External. If I change the IDE to run at 32-bit, then I assume that it will produce apps that are 32-bit. If that's true, then that's really not a solution as Apple is requiring that all apps be 64-bit. I am probably going to have to have

Re: LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
Hi Dan, On 2019-03-18 16:35, Dan Friedman via use-livecode wrote: FYI, it's working in LC 8.X. -- the stack is closed when the external paths are set, I am verifying that the external exists, etc. It's working in 8, what changed in 9? If this is a Mac external and it has not been rebuilt for

LC 9 and Externals

2019-03-18 Thread Dan Friedman via use-livecode
perfectly. Clearly, something changed in how externals are handled in LC 9. Or, have they been retired? "Externals" still appears in the dictionary. Does anyone have any insight to using externals in LC 9? FYI, it's working in LC 8.X. -- the stack is closed when the external path