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

[Jonathan Wilkes]

----- Original Message -----

> From: Randall Alley <irissky2 at earthlink.net>
> To: pd-list at iem.at
> Cc: 
> Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [PD] Path issue with Pd-extended 0.43.4 on Win7 x64
> 
> After looking into the issue further, I found the help browser also failing, 
> with the following error report:

Hm, I don't know what the correct policy is.  Does the plugin need to
check to make sure the sys paths (and in the future user-specified
paths) are readable?

-Jonathan

> 
> 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)
> -------------------------------------
> 
> 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
>> 
> 
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