topic Re: AddOnAdmin for 22 in Archicad C++ API

AddOnAdmin for 22

poco2013 — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:31:46 GMT

I just downloaded the dev kit for 22 and the AddOnAdmin.app still does not work with my Mac. Throws an exception. i have to go back to ver. 19 to get one that works which is very strange. - YES, i have reported this before. --- High Sierra - 10.13.5 Mac Book Pro (2013) i assume this is some kind of security issue but wish Graphisoft would pay some attention to this. This is getting old!!

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

Ralph Wessel — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:24:49 GMT

I've had issues with this tool too, but it seems to be working in AC22. Try putting the xml add-on database file into the same directory as the tool

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

poco2013 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:07:41 GMT

Nope -- Still doesn't work --- Throws An Exception

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

Ralph Wessel — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:21:18 GMT

Does the XML still seem valid in the file? I've had cases where some of it was corrupted (by the tool) and caused a crash. I was able to manually fix the contents.

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

poco2013 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:00:53 GMT

YEP -- Seems too? -- I tried it with two different XML Files in that directory. One being the the default XML and my working file. I never get to the stage that I can open a file as it throws an exception immediately -- Again -- version 19 still works fine. I think that at some point version 21 worked with some version of mac also but stopped working with a later release of the op system.

Which is why I think its a security problem which I can't figure out -- But with no help from Graphisoft i am at a disadvantage.

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

Ralph Wessel — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:04:06 GMT

Have you looked at the XML contents with a plain text editor?

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

poco2013 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:02:42 GMT

Yes - looked at it with both a text editor (textwrangler) and a xml editor -- Looks well formed to me.

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

Tibor Lorantfy — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:03:11 GMT

Could you try to copy the AddOnAdmin.app next to your installed ARCHICAD.app and run it there? Could you send us please the related crash report from Console application?

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

poco2013 — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 16:22:53 GMT

Moved to Archicad 22 directory and it works OK now.

Using:
Mac High Sierra 10.13.6 Mac Book Pro

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

Akos Somorjai — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 07:44:58 GMT

Hi,

Could you please move the AddOnAdmin back to its original place, and run it from Terminal?

GRAPHISOFT\ ARCHICAD\ API\ DevKit\ 22.3004/Support/Tools/OSX/AddOnAdmin.app/Contents/MacOS/AddOnAdmin

Please send us the output!

Thanks, Akos

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

poco2013 — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:54:50 GMT

Runs OK from terminal with above path.

Addonadmin.app only will run in Archicad22 dir.

Copied addonadmin (exec) to decktop and it runs there.

Previously sent exception report yesterday to boldizar vermes.

Re: AddOnAdmin for 22

Akos Somorjai — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:06:40 GMT

On newer macOS systems when you download the devkit from the internet and mount the disk image, then the OS puts it into a quarantine unless the application is code signed. This quarantine causes the crash, because when that application starts up and begins to load its frameworks, the OS loads those frameworks to random memory addresses, and the application can't find them.
At the moment we do not code sign the AddOnAdmin app; you have to copy the whole devkit to a local folder, then start the AddOnAdmin app by choosing "Open" from the right-click context menu.

Best, Akos