installation issue with version 4 (MacOS)

[perricath]

I am cleansweeping and reinstalling for version 4 ( and because I'm finding conflicts so what better use of my time, right?)

using the install_Xan.command, I get:

/Applications/BGII - SoAToBreinstall/install_Xan.command: line 5: ./Setup-Xan: Permission denied
logout

help?

Perricath

[Kulyok]

Oooh, that's scary. You are using a Mac version, I take it? You were not editing the file at the time, or something?

I never worked with it, myself, because I have Windows. However, Gorilym, who hepled me with the Mac version, writes this in the readme:

To install, extract the contents of OSX-Xan_v4.zip into your BG2 folder. If properly extracted, you should have a Xan folder, Setup-Xan, and install_Xan.command in your BG2 folder. To install, double-click install_Xan.command.

Other than that, I could recommend you to ask at http://loriel.quixjote.com/forums/index.php - Mac forums for Infinity Engine, and they are highly accomplished at this sort of thing.

[Gorilym]

First thing to try: open the Terminal, type 'sudo' (sans quotes, followed by a space), drag install_Xan.command into the Terminal window, press enter, type an administrator password when prompted, and press enter again - installation should proceed. If you don't have an admin password and/or it just doesn't work, then I'll get back to you with a different fix.

Edit: come to think of it, I haven't really checked out the latest build (v4) yet. I'll do a test install now and see if the same error occurs.

[Gorilym]

Test install went fine. This led me to believe that perricath's permission problem was the fault of whichever unpacking utility was used, and indeed, I was able to replicate her error after using Unarchiver to expand the Xan archive (expanding with StuffIt didn't result in any errors).

The complete fix / workaround (should cover this and similar issues):

1. Open the Terminal, type 'chmod +x' followed by a space, drag install_Xan.command into the window, press enter.
2. Type 'chmod 755' followed by a space, drag Setup-Xan into the window, press enter.
3. Double-click install_Xan.command, the installation process should now proceed.

[perricath]

Thanks. Indeed chmodding worked. (sudo did not.)

And yes, I don't use stuffit. Icky piece of nasty software, that. It might be worth putting a note in the readme that Mac users should use stuffit to unpack rather than the apple utility.

[Kulyok]

Good to hear everything was well in the end. (I do get a small jolt each time I see "Problem" or "Issue" in the topic title. )

[Eric P.]

What? StuffIt is getting a bad review? Unheard of! Well, I guess it all boils down to user experience. I've never known a better app for archiving/expanding things, going all the way back to System 7.5.5, when I switched from DiskDoubler to StuffIt. Only very rarely do I see StuffIt fail to properly extract a downloaded file, and that's usually because it was compressed improperly to begin with.

What other utilities are considered wonderful for use on the Mac, when it comes to compressing/decompressing files? I'm very interested to know

Cheers,
Eric

[Kulyok]

I just got a report from Inside Source(SisterVigilante) that he had some problems, too. So I wonder: perhaps I, or, rather, someone more familiar with Mac computers in general, should repack the version somehow, so Mac users have an easier time?