#59 No longer works on Mac

[Russell Deible]

I am not able to open Portabase any longer on Mac. I don;t know if it's the app or something that Apple did. I did have it open yesterday and it worked without any problems. I tried removing and re-installing it, restarting the compter and removing and re-downloading the file and re-installing. When I start up it acts like it's starting but instead of the window opening it shows a crash report.
I am including the crash reoprt that comes up when I try to start Portabase.
Also I am using Portabase on Windows and Linux without any issues so this may be a Apple thing. Earlier this year or later last year they did a update and a lot of apps that were not digitally signed didn;t work for a while. Some worked after being re-installed, some worked after they were updated and some never worked again.

Thanks
Russ

[Anonymous]

Ok so I need a database running on my system so I am moving on. Too bad it was a geat app but based on the dates between postings and releases it doesn't appear this project is active anyway.

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the delay in replying, I started a new job recently so I've been a little busier than usual. I'm still using PortaBase daily, and have been doing occasional work towards a new release and supporting new platforms; the latest code is at https://github.com/jmbowman/portabase , I have a Qt 5 update almost ready to commit, and an initial port of the code to Android was recently contributed. But admittedly, development has been slower than I'd like.

Your problem looks like the following Qt bug: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-29776 . Reading that, you should be able to work around it for now by adding another language in System Preferences. I installed PortaBase on my new work MacBook running El Capitan, and aside from changes in Gatekeeper triggering the "unidentified developer" warning and needing a right click to launch it the first time, it's been working fine here; I have Japanese installed as a second language on every Mac I use, which is probably why I haven't encountered the crash.

If you haven't completely given up on the application, I can send you a build of the new Qt 5-based PortaBase code once it's ready; I just have one last issue to fix with the new code to use a native Mac toolbar, I'd been sidetracked for a while diagnosing and reporting https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-51309 .