I never built a non-mobile standalone for the first 5 years of using LC. For a mobile build nothing gets closed and gets built from the stack(s) files on disk. What a surprise I got when I built my first desktop standalone. I initially thought that something was very wrong with the IDE and restarted. After some searches I found that this is the correct behavior??? I guess there is a reason for closing the stack(s) but I find it very odd indeed.
Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2021 1:03 PM To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Cc: Curry Kenworthy Subject: Re: Help! I'm stuck Jacqueline: > It's not a bug, it was intentionally introduced to allow a couple > of features, like retaining script local variables after a build. > Given the amount of extra scripting to work around it for existing > stacks, I think it may have introduced more problems than it tried > to cure. Agreed! I was too busy the other day but wanted to chime in: This was a baffling case of doubling-down on a wonky and toxic "fix." The problems introduced were far more numerous than those "fixed." I pointed this out right away, but it seems that hubris prevailed. LC Ltd needs a more consistent vision of what LC is and how it works. Result: workarounds are often needed for standard builds. In what RAD paradigm should users have to workaround the IDE? If that's a question we're even needing to ask, we may be in trouble. (My own stack design usually makes this a moot point. I wasn't affected. But I saw the expense and pain this caused, plus a troubling precedent.) So ... isn't it great they teach everyone to double down these days? :) Turning off messages - good tactic, although it won't work for everyone. Back to work, take care all.... Best wishes, Curry Kenworthy Custom Software Development "Better Methods, Better Results" LiveCode Training and Consulting http://livecodeconsulting.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
