"Full Distribution" Download Can't find opml.root

[tedchoward]

For some reason, the "Full Distribution" download is unable to find opml.root.

Steps:

• Download OPML-full-distribution.dmg
• Double-click OPML-full-distribution.dmg
• Drag OPML folder to /Applications
• Double-click /Applications/OPML.app

Expected behavior:

• OPML editor launches and starts working

Actual behavior:

Workaround (launch from terminal):

• Launch Terminal.app
• type cd and drag the /Applications/OPML folder to the terminal window
• type ./OPML.app/Contents/MacOS/OPML
• Press return

I don't know why he workaround works and double-clicking the app bundle doesn't.

FWIW: The release works fine on my machine until I upload to Github. The files I download from Github have this problem.

[mrDarcyMurphy]

@tedchoward https://gist.github.com/mrDarcyMurphy/bc488c261883866ac504062ecc163bb3

I saw the same thing, so ran the app a few different ways and posted the logs to the gist above. Hope it helps.

[tedchoward]

@mrDarcyMurphy Thanks! I appreciate that.

I have a new workaround:

1. Download the "Full Distribution" DMG
2. Double-click OPML-full-distribution.dmg
3. Drag OPML folder somewhere (e.g. /Applications, the desktop)
4. Double-click OPML folder
5. Drag OPML.app to the Desktop
6. Drag OPML.app back to the OPML folder
7. Double-click OPML.app

[mrDarcyMurphy]

@tedchoward Cool. I'll try it out when I get the chance. In the meantime, I noticed you may have a hard coded path. Check this line.

[tedchoward]

• I had a theory that the application bundle was getting the wrong path.
• How does the kernel find the root database file?
  • Short answer: It looks in the same directory as the running application bundle.
• I published v10.2d4 which logs out the path to the application bundle when it tries to find the root database.
  • It confirmed my suspicions

Apr 30 11:46:24 TedBook-Pro OPML[10764]: bundle url = file://localhost/var/folders/rw/2xy3lr9d0l7gvxprcm9vblth0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/FCD3E2C1-7C19-4010-896E-29F986FF2821/d/OPML.app/

• It appears that macOS is copying the application to a "secure" location before executing it.
• Therefore the application can't find the root database file
• For some reason, copying the application bundle to a new location, and then copying it back causes macOS to stop doing this.

[tedchoward]

The "Security Feature" causing this headache is called App Translocation, and is part of macOS's Gatekeeper as of macOS 10.12 (Sierra)

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2016/06/29/sierra-and-gatekeeper-path-randomization/

[tedchoward]

I'm going to close this issue, because there's nothing I can do about it.

I have updated the README.md file with instructions to download the OPML folder separately from the application bundle. This effectively works around the problem.

I have also removed all "Full Distribution" downloads from the Releases page.

[remorse]

I commented on another ticket about this, but in case it helps someone looking for a solution, you can do something like:

Command to remove translocation from an application in Mac OS High Sierra

	xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/[application].app"

to remove the app translocation from the application bundle. (Obviously, you would replace [application] with the name of the actual application...)

[maysonicboom]

It runs, but unable to open opml.root. Using the Terminal launch method workaround above, It aborts with following messages:

Maysons-iMac:OPML maysonlancaster$ ./OPML.app/Contents/MacOS/OPML
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _OTLIFOStealList
Referenced from: /Applications/OPML/./OPML.app/Contents/MacOS/OPML
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices

dyld: Symbol not found: _OTLIFOStealList
Referenced from: /Applications/OPML/./OPML.app/Contents/MacOS/OPML
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices

Abort trap: 6

[maysonicboom]

Also, got the 32-bit (I believe) warning that it's not optimized and won't run in future versions.

[RoZZaH]

same warning as maysonicboom above..

[scripting]

Guys this isn't a bug report -- we know that Mojave is the last version of Mac OS that runs Frontier.

[RoZZaH]

Mojave... or do you mean High Sierra? On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 5:30 PM +0000, "Dave Winer" <notifications@github.com> wrote: Guys this isn't a bug report -- we know that Mojave is the last version of Mac OS that runs Frontier. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[tedchoward]

It runs on Mojave. It's a 32 bit app. Apple has told us that Mojave is the last version of macOS to support 32 bit apps.

[RoZZaH]

Ok - just checking - I may look at this again and revertThanks for clarifying Mojave not the issue. On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 3:31 PM +0000, "Ted Howard" <notifications@github.com> wrote: It runs on Mojave. It's a 32 bit app. Apple has told us that Mojave is the last version of macOS to support 32 bit apps. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.