Thanks Mark. Last night I discovered I could do that, but it revealed a
well-hidden bug in one app when launched on either platform, so for now
I may just deliver 2 versions of the app.
Thank you!
Phil
On 3/24/23 1:10 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
On 2023-03-22 19:45, Phil Davis via use-livecode wrote:
I'm using LC 9.6.8 to build some macOS Intel/Silicon ("dual-native")
apps.
Upon first launch of these apps on my Silicon test machine, I always
get the OS dialog that says "To open '<my app>', you need to install
Rosetta. Do you want to install it now?" I always click the "Not Now"
button because I want the apps to run native by default, wherever they
are running. (I'm avoiding installing Rosetta on that machine.)
I discovered I can avoid getting the Rosetta dialog this way: After
installation and before first launch, do a "get info" on the installed
app. In the macOS Info dialog, check AND uncheck the "Open using
Rosetta" checkbox. Close the dialog and now the app will launch in
native (Silicon) mode.
MY QUESTION:
Is there a way to pre-set my apps so their first launch uses the
engine that's native to the platform they're installed on? It seems
like there ought to be a way. I can't expect all my users to jump
through this manual hoop - and it just looks unprofessional to me.
Yes - you just need to tweak the plist - there's an
LSArchitecturePriority (or similar!) entry which determines the order
the slices in the executable are considered.
We made x86-64 the primary architecture in 9.6.8 to ensure by default
people didn't potentially use an architecture (i.e. arm64) which
hadn't been well tested (i.e. making it optin).
In 9.6.9-rc-3 (which is, hopefully, imminent!), we'll be removing the
experimental tag from the arm64 slice and make the priority the
default - i.e. on arm macs LC and its standalones will run using the
native (arm64) architecture by default.
Warmest Regards,
Mark.
--
Phil Davis
(503) 307-4363
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