Hello

Does Vaa3d run on Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra)?

I have a new computer and have downloaded the latest binary release of Vaa3d, but it will not open. I get the following message:

dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.7.1/lib/QtGui.framework/Versions/4/QtGui

I had a similar issue last year when I upgraded to Sierra and solved it by copying the folder from my previous computer. However, this time round I no longer have my old computer. I tried downloading Qt 4.7 but I get a message that says the version is not compatible with OS 10.13. Instead I installed Qt 5, but this doesn't seem to have helped as it doesn't install in the correct folder (I get the following message)

This formula is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because Qt 5 has CMake issues when linked.

If you need to have this software first in your PATH run:
echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/qt/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
For compilers to find this software you may need to set:
LDFLAGS: -L/usr/local/opt/qt/lib
CPPFLAGS: -I/usr/local/opt/qt/include


Any suggestions on how to get round this? Or do I have to build from source? In which case- where can I find the source code and instructions to build?

Thanks

Lorena

Which version of Vaa3D are you using? Please try to use our latest one at https://github.com/Vaa3D/release/release... We have tested on macOS High Sierra (10.13.3). Thanks.

Zhi

As I said, I'm using the latest version. I downloaded Vaa3d 3.447 (Vaa3d_V3.447_MacOSX10.9.5_64bit.zip) from your website (https://github.com/Vaa3D/release/release...).

I think the problem is due to it being a brand new computer with nothing in the /usr/local folder. Downloading Vaa3d does not copy anything into this path....

If you want to build Vaa3D from source code, here is the instruction:
https://github.com/Vaa3D/Vaa3D_Wiki/wiki...

But before that, you can download our pre-complied Qt 4.7.1, which has been tested on new macOS. Here is the link: http://home.penglab.com/tmp/qt7.tar.gz

Thanks,

Zhi

ok, I have managed to get it to work by copying the Frameworks folder inside vaa3d64.app/Contents/ onto /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.7.1/lib/ (which I created as new)

Now, as several other users have reported I cannot see the plugins when I run the app. If I open through command line the plugins are found, and if I run the GUI + script by running the vaa3d64 inside vaa3d64.app/Contents/MacOS/ then it works fine too. It's be better if I could get it to run normally though....