[Newbies] Help with .changes file
Rene Plourde
plourderene at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 27 18:40:46 UTC 2021
Hi Tobias,
I moved the file “Squeak…app” to my app folder and now it opens as expected.
Thanks,
René
> On Oct 27, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Hi René
>
>> On 27. Oct 2021, at 20:14, Rene Plourde <plourderene at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 03:22:12 AM EDT, Tobias Pape <das.linux at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tobias,
>>
>> Thanks for suggestion. I uninstalled Squeak as per your instruction, reboot my iMac and then install macOS version and then launched the image. However, I got the same error message (see attached file).
>>
>> It seems as though it got package with READ-ONLY for the ".changes" file which is obviously incorrect. I had the same problem with the ALL-IN-ONE package too. I will have to admit it is rather frustrating.
>
> I understand.
>
> However, look at the path that squeak is complaining about.
> It means that macOS decided to move the .app into a read-only location we have _no control_ about.
>
> Were have you moved the Squeak5.3-19459-64bit.app before starting it?
>
> Best regards
> -Tobias
>
>>
>> Again, any and all help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> René
>> =======================
>>
>> Hi René
>>
>>
>>> On 26. Oct 2021, at 02:21, Rene Plourde <plourderene at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I downloaded the Mac OS version of Squeak and when I started the image I got the message that "/private/.../.change" file was set to read only.
>>>
>>> Since the .changes file needs to be read/write allowed but I'm not able to change it even though I'm the Administrator.
>>>
>>> Any hints on how I can correct this problem.
>>>
>>> I am running on macOS Big Sur Version 11.6, iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> This is most probably macOS's App-translocation.
>> Please (1) remove the .app, (2) unpack the zip again, (3) IMPORTANT move the app away, eg, Desktop, Applications folder, anywhere, but move it. (4) Then start the app.
>>
>> Best regards
>> -Tobias
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> René
>>
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