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Preview files : VLC crashes...
« on: November 13, 2005, 01:43:44 PM »

I used to run amule on my imac, and I never had any big problems.
Yesterday, I updated both mac os (10.4.3, by the way, that fixed "stuck connection" pb) and Amule (CVS rev.5448). Download is fine, but when I launch previews via VLC, this message appears :

"../wxWidgets/src/Mac/corefoundation/utilsexc_base.cpp(100):
assert "cfurlCurrentFile" failed.
Do you want to stop the program ?
You can also choose (cancel) to supress further warnings.

Whatever I clic : "no", "cancel" or "yes", Amule crashes...

Is it just me or..?    ?(
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2005, 02:07:25 PM »

Ugh.  Crud.  It's a bug in wxWidgets.  It can't cope with files that have spaces in their paths.  Unfortunately, the new location of the aMule configuration directory on the Mac ("~/Library/Application Support/aMule") has a space in it.  I'll try to get a fix in place for the next release.  In the meantime, here's a workaround: change the location of your Temp directory to a path with no spaces.  See this post for instructions for changing your Temp directory location safely.
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2005, 03:12:17 PM »

Uhmmm... well, thanks dude.
But it seems that doesn't work. By the way, which one is the right directory :

"Home - .amule"
or
"Home - Librairy - Application Support - amule" ?

I moved the files into another folder ( "new1" ) but when restart amule, it keeps sayin' "this is the 1st time you run amule blabla" and creates a new virgin amule Temp folder ! Also, I changed preferences, redirecting to the current downloads folder ( "new1" ) but it doesn't boot...

I wish I was Jef Raskin.  :(
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2005, 03:33:18 PM »

Oh... I was thinking, should I remove the new directory from the "App Support" location. I mean, THIS is the folder with a space in its name right ?

So, for example : "Home - NewWorkingLovelyAmuleFolder"   ;)
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2005, 04:01:36 PM »

You can't change the location that aMule uses for its configuration directory.  I was suggesting that you change the location of the Temp directory, which may be changed using aMule's preferences.  I even gave you a nice link to a post with directions.  :P
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2005, 04:08:15 PM »

OK, so I see that the post I referred you to was based on the old behavior of aMule and so references "~/.aMule".  In the last couple of months, aMule has been changed to use "~/Library/Application Support/aMule" for its configuration directory.  So, keep that in mind when reading the post I linked to.

Also, I was directing you to just the specific post, not the whole thread.  If you read the surrounding thread, it will probably just be confusing.  :)
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2005, 04:40:57 PM »

Gosh.... whata silly-Duck.

Of course.... just the "Temp" folder. It was soooo easy though.
The usual "joys of computing" routine.

Ken rulz !  >    :baby:
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2005, 05:37:53 AM »

So, the wxWidgets folks finally committed the fix for this bug.  So, wx-cvs should now work.  I expect that the next Mac aMule binary that lionel77 builds will incorporate the fix.
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Re: Preview files : VLC crashes...
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2005, 07:32:40 AM »

Too bad that they broke compilation at the same time... ;)

I was going to post a new binary before I leave on Tuesday, but now it looks like I won't have enough time to test even if they fix their CVS soon.
So you can expect a new binary some time after Sunday.
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