[PD] Path issue with Pd-extended 0.43.4 on Win7 x64

[Randall Alley]

After looking into the issue further, I found the help browser also 
failing, with the following error report:

couldn't read directory "C:/Users/rga/Application Data/*": permission denied
couldn't read directory "C:/Users/rga/Application Data/*": permission denied
     while executing
"glob -nocomplain -type d -path $dir "*""
     (procedure "build_references" line 15)
     invoked from within
"build_references"
     (procedure "::helpbrowser::open_helpbrowser" line 19)
     invoked from within
"::helpbrowser::open_helpbrowser"
     (procedure "menu_helpbrowser" line 2)
     invoked from within
"menu_helpbrowser"
     (menu invoke)
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I got the help browser working an

I was able to fix a permissions error in the HomeUsers group that got 
rid of the the help browser error, and the read plugins folder error I 
mentioned previously:

Cannot read plugins folder: 'C:/Users/rga/Application Data/'

But, Pd is still not loading the Modal_Object_Library if I place it in 
C:/Users/rga/AppData/Roaming/Pd

Randy



On 2/4/2013 1:31 PM, Randall Alley wrote:
> Hi all, and thanks for the great work on Pd 0.43.4 !
>
> I'm somewhat new to Pd, and am still learning how to get around, but 
> I'm having a problem which I've seen mentioned by others, so I thought 
> I'd report the issue.
>
> After installing 0.43.4 using the Windows installer, and launching Pd, 
> I see the following error in the log window (log level 4):
>
> Cannot read plugins folder: 'D:/Program Files 
> (x86)/pd/%SystemRoot%/Fonts'
> Cannot read plugins folder: 'C:/Users/rga/Application Data/'
>
> I have confirmed that the Windows 'junction' that redirects 
> /Application Data/ references to c:/Users/rga/AppData/Roaming/ is 
> present and seems to be working normally.
>
> I understand that to add a library on load, I should be able to drop 
> it into /AppData/Roaming/Pd, where it should be found and loaded. This 
> is not working.
>
> I did create a directory /AppData/Roaming/Pd, but that didn't help.
>
> Until this is fixed, can I load a library, in particular 
> Model_Object_Library, in another way, or manually ?
>
> By the way, this problem was encountered by a more knowledgeable user 
> regarding 0.43.1 Pd-extended back in April of 2012:
> http://puredata.hurleur.com/sujet-7111-path-issue-extended-win7-x64
>
> Any help would be appreciated, and thanks !
> Randy
>