Recently I have not been able to use the software farm options from the IDE to download or download + install examples from the Software Farm. The files seem to download. I get the progress bard counting then a message box pops up with the error "Unable to install [name ver of software]:" I will try to attach a screen capture. If I go to the web site in my browser and download the file from the farm, I can extract the files in my file manager and place the folder in my Gambas3 directory and use them that way. I am wondering if I need to fix something on my computer or if something else is wrong?
I am using Gambas 3.18.0 on: System: Kernel: 5.4.0-139-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una
base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Any ideas on what may need fixed?
Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
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Re: Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
What is the extension of the downloaded archive?
it should support ".tar.gz" and ".tar.bz2"
it should support ".tar.gz" and ".tar.bz2"
If at first you don't succeed , try doing something differently.
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Re: Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
I tried to access this program on the Farm and got exactly the same error message for both 'Download' and 'Download and install' options. I managed to get the program running by downloading the file from the Farm via Gambas.one here, uncompressing the file, then opening it with Gambas.
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Re: Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
I am using dev branch and i downloaded and installed the program with no errors.
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Re: Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
Apparently you have to wait for the next stable release.
What happened was a server update that changed the case of some headers (like changed title to Title) or something like that.
All Benoit could do was apply a fix in gambas as the current and previous code did a direct
If sHeader = "This text" sort of thing
he changed it to something like
If LCase(sHeader) = "this text"
so now it works but EVERY previous gambas can no longer use the farm.
For some reason I thought it had been fixed on the server but apparently not.
What happened was a server update that changed the case of some headers (like changed title to Title) or something like that.
All Benoit could do was apply a fix in gambas as the current and previous code did a direct
If sHeader = "This text" sort of thing
he changed it to something like
If LCase(sHeader) = "this text"
so now it works but EVERY previous gambas can no longer use the farm.
For some reason I thought it had been fixed on the server but apparently not.
If at first you don't succeed , try doing something differently.
BruceS
BruceS
Re: Unable to install from software farm - Unknown Arc format?
Thanks for the responses. I was afraid I broke something, because that hardly ever happens...
At least I can still use the farm web location. I learn so much from the programs there.
-hink
At least I can still use the farm web location. I learn so much from the programs there.
-hink