Thanks, JJS. I had that code ion place from Bob's suggestion but ran into the (apparent) never-ending "Attaching Engine" state. **BUT** just now I discovered, as my eye glanced over at the app's script in the Editor, the standalone build had "re-started" my application and was "stalled" on a "red-dot" debug flag.
I ALWAYS put a red-dot/debug flag in the "OpenCard" call so I can control whether I want the app to run or not when it initially loads into LC. Once I clicked on the <F5> (continue) button of the editor, the standalone completed. REALLY? Whatever! Now that I know that "feature", I can live with it.. but I bet THAT characteristic *isn't* described in the release note(s). Thanks again for your help! Doug > Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 19:20:04 +0100 > From: JJS <j...@krutt.org> > To: Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Subject: Re: generating a standalone in v9.x > Message-ID: <ccad5904-5c48-2e17-26ab-fed56b9d3...@krutt.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > What you need is described in the release notes from 9.x onwards > > Removing the command quit is not the solution > > use this, it is copied from the release notes: > > on closeStack > if the environment is "development" and \ > there is a stack "revStandaloneProgress" and \ > the mode of stack "revStandaloneProgress" > 0 then > exit closeStack > end if > end closeStack > > i use it always and always works ok. > > > Op 1-11-2019 om 18:44 schreef Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode: > > Thanks Bob and Heather and also a thanks to Giovanni Cannizzaro. > > > > Giovanni had the minimal fix to just remove a "quit" from any > > "shutDownRequest". > > > > Heather from LC also offered the following code in a related situation to > > Giovanni's: > > on closeStack > > if the mode of stack "revStandaloneProgress" > 0 then > > exit closeStack > > end if > > end closeStack > > > > The simple fix of removing the "quit" actually allowed the standalone to > > generate a working > executable... HOWEVER, now the build stops with a never-ending "Attaching > engine" spinner. I have to > completely exit LC to stop the "unfinished" process. > > > > I have tried inserting BOTH Heather's and Bob's suggestions but they do NOT > > resolve the "Attaching > engine" issue. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > ps... LC business 8.1.10 still generated the standalone PERFECTLY... even > > with the v9 changes in the > script. Glad I kept it around!!! NOT lovin' v9x much at all! > > > > > > Douglas Ruisaard > > Trilogy Software > > (250) 573-3935 > > > >> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:12:17 +0000 > >> From: Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com> > >> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > >> Subject: Re: generating a standalone in v9.x > >> Message-ID: <ea740572-5177-4b16-a839-e6218e17f...@iotecdigital.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > >> There is a set of commands that in certain scripts like opesStack and > >> closeStack that will check to > >> see if the standalone builder is running, and then you can abort the > >> handler. > >> > >> The reason they do this is because your app could be doing anything at the > >> moment the standalone is > >> being built. The standalone has to walk through every script to check what > >> add-ons or libraries you > >> use so it can include them. > >> > >> Here's what I do. In the stackScript of the mainStack: > >> > >> on savingStandalone > >> put true into gBuildingStandAlone > >> end savingStandalone > >> > >> on standaloneSaved > >> put false into gBuildingStandAlone > >> end standaloneSaved > >> > >> Then in any openStack handler, either in the stack or card, I put this: > >> > >> put the environment is "development" and \ > >> there is a stack "revStandaloneProgress" and \ > >> the mode of stack "revStandaloneProgress" > 0 into skipLogin > >> > >> if not skipLogin then > >> --- code that borks your standalone building. For me it was calling a > >> login dialog as modal. > >> end if > >> > >> Bob S > >> > >> > >>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 14:50 , Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode > >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I am having an issue with using "any" business version of 9 (9.04, 9.05, > >>> 9.5-32bit, 9.5-64bit) to > >> generate a standalone output of my application. I am using Windows 7 > >> Enterprise SP1 and have tried > >> building the identical script (with the same result) on two different > >> installations of said OS on > two > >> different machines. > >>> LC business v 8.1.10 generates the standalone fine. > >>> > >>> LC business version 9.0.5 (with IDENTICAL settings in the "Standalone > >>> Application Settings" as > used > >> in the v8.1.10 build) seems to crash LC just at the point of "closing > >> open stacks" at which point > all > >> things LC disappear from my desktop. An appropriate "destination" > >> directory for the standalone is > >> created as per the settings but it is completely empty. > >>> The actual application runs fine in all LC business versions... it's just > >>> that I can't get the LC > >> v9.x to generated the standalone... and ... I can't find ANY error or log > >> explaining what is > wrong!! > >>> Is there such a log or audit which details the steps that LC is taking > >>> and possibly what the issue > >> is that it cannot resolve? I have checked at the Administrators tools > >> event logging provided by > >> Windows 7 ... but there is no corresponding event which is simultaneous > >> with the LC "crash". > >>> I follow this user-group quite closely and seem to recall others having > >>> issues with LC v9's > >> standalone processes but I cannot seem to find such references within the > >> very large amount of chat > >> this site contains. I have NOT checked the LC QC bugs since I really > >> don't know what I'm looking > for > >> other than potential issues with the standalone builder. > >>> I'd very much appreciate any tips, pointers, explanations as to how to > >>> either resolve this issue > or > >> where within my LC environment I can find any logs concerning the > >> standalone processing. > >>> Cheers! > >>> Douglas Ruisaard > >>> Trilogy Software > >>> (250) 573-3935 Douglas Ruisaard Trilogy Software (250) 573-3935 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
