MacOS Installation Issues

[thethirteenthgay]

Since the page here's most recent update, I seem to be unable to install on MacOs following these instructions. The .dmg file here already doesn't work for me (when opening via Finder, it just bounces once and does nothing. Opening through Applications normally gives a security error), but I was previously able to install fine through the instructions.

However, now the only installation option (after downloading the source code, which works fine!) is 'Run build_mac.sh in Terminal with ./scripts/build_mac.sh.', and Terminal just keeps telling me 'no such file or directory: /scripts/build_mac.sh'.

Is this an issue with my laptop or with my inexpertise at coding, or is anyone else enountering this? And whichever, does anyone know how to bypass it?

Mac: Big Sur 11.7.10

Thanks!

[justin025]

I might have already asked this but is this an intel or m1/m2 mac and what security error do you see, post a screenshot here. I am not sure why the dmg builds do not run on your laptop as other users have ran them fine, feel free to dm me on discord and I could trouble shoot a bit more for you, @j075046.

As for building the application you need to run the following first to download the required files

git clone https://github.com/justin025/onthespot
cd onthespot
./scripts/build_mac.sh

Thanks for pointing out that the build instructions need to be a bit more precise for non-advanced users, I will fix them now

[thethirteenthgay]

It's an Intel! I don't actually get an error when opening through Finder (right click->open->open anyway). The app just bounces once and refuses to open without telling me why. When attempting to open normally on first download, I get the standard Mac security error (screenshot attached). And I did run the above script (apologies if I didn't make that clear in my original post!). Re-running it tells me: 'fatal: destination path 'onthespot' already exists and is not an empty directory. zsh: no such file or directory: ./scripts/build_mac.sh.'

The error is with the 'no such file or directory' coming up even after running the original script!

[thethirteenthgay]

@justin025 hi, sorry to bother you again but I'm just wondering if there's any update on this! alternatively I did send you a friend request on Discord - I can't send you a DM until it's accepted, seemingly - so if you'd prefer to troubleshoot this there I'm happy to! thank you :)

[eolverag]

What worked for me was that after opening the DMG file and moving the APP to the APP folder, you need to go to settings then privacy and security then scroll down until you the app asking for permission to open should be under security section. just gran the app permission to open. thats it , that worked for me.

[justin025]

@thethirteenthgay I think I added you back

[twain-28]

Can confirm the exact same issue on MacOS Monterey 12.7.6, both with the 0.7ish and compiled source. I even added the compiled app to the exclusions from Gatekeeper, by using Gatekeeper Helper, but it just crashes at boot, right after making a single "bounce" on macOS bar. Any help or tracing of the error I could provide you with, just ask...in the meantime, I'll lurk here...