Mac App file is set as a document?!

scubamike · Post by **scubamike** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 6:21 pm

Have just completed downloading the file with the worst ISP on the planet (4 days to download!!)
Checksum is all good on the dmg but the app file (In the MAC OS folder) is defined as a document (and tacking .app on the end doesn't help).
So cannot adjust settings as it is a document not an app and don't want to try spending another 5 days re-downloading it.

I downloaded it through Tucows over the last 5 days any hints?

Post by **hellcatv** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 7:20 pm

unfortunately when I made the application, I made it in OS X 10.2
the only thing I changed between this release and last release was removing the .app from the end of the folder.
if that's not the cause I have no idea what is
nor can I figure it out as I do not have any 10.1 machines

any suggestions would be welcome, seriously

I figure that renaming it to .app should work dandy since that's the only thing I changed since it worked (0.3.3 version worked)

scubamike · Post by **scubamike** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:15 am

Tried all that also tried setting the file attributes to both APPL and FOLD but it won't let me execute it still. There is an additional folder attribute (along with read/write/hidden/etc) that is set on most apps but I cannot change it with the software I have.

Post by **hellcatv** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 11:29 am

strange I didn't set that last time and it worked on OS X 10.1 before

I bet OS 10.2 sets it automatically when it is changed to .app!

i'll try it out next time when I release Vega Strike 0.4.0 (in august)

scubamike · Post by **scubamike** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 12:22 pm

If the only difference to the app since last release is the change in suffix then could you post the old app file to the file section?

Assuming that it works the new changes, and works on OSX.1 then everything would work with a 5.7mb download instead of another 106mb which would take days.

Or can I compile the app from the source code? Where can I get the compiler for OSX.1?

Post by **hellcatv** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:14 pm

you can compile the .app from source...but the problem is nto the app being compiled...teh problem is the container it's in...if you see the actual executable is in Vega Strike 0.3.0/contents/MacOS/

in fact try this

open up a terminal
cd Vega*
cd contents
cd macos
./vegastrike

that should run it no matter what version you have

scubamike · Post by **scubamike** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:58 am

Cool that works,
BTW do you know of a decent resource for getting listings of the usage of the various Terminal commands

Post by **hellcatv** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:14 am

you can try any sort of unix manual

or type
man <anycommand>

like

man ls

man cd