[PD] pdmax - broken pipe in macos?

[João Pais]

is that something a "normal user" like me (someone that only uses the
surface of the software) can do, or it has to do with C or any other
custom compiled/prepared versions?

On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 at 01:06, Christof Ressi <info at christofressi.com> wrote:

> You can attach GDB to a running or even a not-yet-running application.
> When that application crashes, you get a backtrace. That's how I found
> the crash in the [pd~] subprocess.
>
> Personally, I use Qt Creator because it has a nice graphical front-end
> for GDB where I can easily step through functions while looking at the
> code, watch local variables, etc.
>
> Christof
>
> On 17.11.2021 00:49, Miller Puckette via Pd-list wrote:
> > If by any chance you're using pd 0.52 (test version) then I think
> > it can crash when used as a subprocess (this should be fixed for the next
> > test release).  If you're using Pd 0.51-4 the problem is something else.
> >
> > The "broken pipe" message means the subprocess died suddenly for some
> reason.
> > But I can't think of an easy way to figure out what killed it.
> >
> > cheers
> > Miller
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 06, 2021 at 08:45:28PM +0100, João Pais wrote:
> >> Hello list,
> >>
> >> I have a max patch with pd inside through the pd~ object. But I'm
> getting
> >> the "broken pipe" error in some cases in a mac, such as:
> >>
> >> - in a compiled standalone it usually works
> >>
> >> - in the original patch it doesn't
> >>
> >> - both patches were made in the same system, with the latest pdmax and
> pd
> >> versions were used. I'm not sure anymore which max version or macos
> system
> >> was used to compile the standalone, if that's important (it was either
> max 7
> >> or 8).
> >>
> >> I don't have access to a mac myself, but the system where it was tested
> was
> >> a 11.6, with Max 8. It seems to me that in some systems it works, and in
> >> other it doesn't - but I don't have enough hard data to prove it.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Joao
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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