Default to consoleui on MacOSX Catalina

[HebaruSan]

Problem

#2272 is now a live issue. MacOSX Catalina users who download CKAN.dmg and double click CKAN.app will just get errors.

Causes

• CKAN's GUI uses WinForms.
• Mono only implemented WinForms in 32 bit mode for MacOSX (see Running WinForms apps in x64 mode on macOS mono/mono#6701).
• Apple decided to stop supporting 32 bit applications.

Changes

Now the launch script attempts to check the OS version; if 10.15 or later, if the user gives no command line parameters, instead of launching the GUI, it will launch consoleui in Terminal.

I don't have a Mac (this work is based on StackExchange answers), so we will need to find a volunteer Mac user to test this.
Test build:

• [link removed, download latest CKAN version]

[pfFredd]

Installed the file linked to in the pull request and tested on Marcos 10.15. It loads without any issues, and installing mods work well.

[HebaruSan]

You mean I got it right the first time? 😮
@pfFredd thanks for testing!!

[pfFredd]

You mean I got it right the first time? 😮
@pfFredd thanks for testing!!

Seems so, well done @HebaruSan !

[DasSkelett]

In this case we should be good to go.

[ufukuyumaz]

hi , using previous versions cause "access to path denied" error on terminal. workaround for that is to delete CKAN folder in game path.

[DasSkelett]

hi , using previous versions cause "access to path denied" error on terminal. workaround for that is to delete CKAN folder in game path.

This sound like a different problem, can you open a new issue for this?
https://github.com/KSP-CKAN/CKAN/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Bug&template=bug_report.md&title=%5BBug%5D+Briefly+summarize+your+issue+here

[Ruaphoc]

Can we get a release, or even a pre-release? MacOS Catalina users are essentially dead in the water right now.

[HebaruSan]

There's a download linked in the OP.

[acda3]

Verified that it worked fine (Catalina Beta 2). Thanks @HebaruSan ! Not sure if there was still any question, but I figured a second post verifying it would be useful. :)

[egavard]

I don't know if this could help, but I tried to use the app contained in the zip in the first message.
I wasn't able to launch it without browsing directly into /Applications/CKAN.app/Contents/MacOS and typing mono "ckan.exe" consoleui in a shell.

Double clicking the app, or even use ./CKAN in the same folder didn't work at all.

[DasSkelett]

I don't know if this could help, but I tried to use the app contained in the zip in the first message.
I wasn't able to launch it without browsing directly into /Applications/CKAN.app/Contents/MacOS and typing mono "ckan.exe" consoleui in a shell.

Double clicking the app, or even use ./CKAN in the same folder didn't work at all.

Which macOS version are you using? Please also give the version number (10.x).
Did you get any error messages?

[egavard]

I'm using Mac OSX 10.15.1 with the latest mono version 6.4.0 Le sam. 23 nov. 2019 à 15:48, DasSkelett <[email protected]> a écrit :

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I don't know if this could help, but I tried to use the app contained in the zip in the first message. I wasn't able to launch it without browsing directly into /Applications/CKAN.app/Contents/MacOS and typing mono "ckan.exe" consoleui in a shell. Double clicking the app, or even use ./CKAN in the same folder didn't work at all. Which macOS version are you using? Please also give the version number (10.x). — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2911?email_source=notifications&email_token=AB3WCBUDATRAZ6KU6NUTURTQVE7CBA5CNFSM4JIGBCS2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEE7WSLI#issuecomment-557803821>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AB3WCBQWJENHWCOWHKFBTTTQVE7CBANCNFSM4JIGBCSQ> .

[DasSkelett]

Hmm, that should totally be catched by the script. What happens when you double-click the CKAN.app?
Also, you didn't accidentally run the old CKAN.app?

[egavard]

I managed to figure it out. I have an ssh-agent that runs when a terminal is opened. Disabling it allows CKAN to run in consoleui Thank you for your work. Le sam. 23 nov. 2019 à 17:20, DasSkelett <[email protected]> a écrit :

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Hmm, that should totally be catched by the script. What happens when you double-click the CKAN.app? Also, you didn't accidentally run the old CKAN.app? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2911?email_source=notifications&email_token=AB3WCBRZ3KMDM5V2NGUALOTQVFJ53A5CNFSM4JIGBCS2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEE7YNQY#issuecomment-557811395>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AB3WCBXJAXYCPEWW5ODN4GLQVFJ53ANCNFSM4JIGBCSQ> .

[HebaruSan]

[link removed, download latest CKAN version]

Thanks for taking care of that, @DasSkelett ! 👍