Re: PSPP on Mac - Can't open

[Ryoko Yamamoto]

Hi Friedrich,

Thanks for your reply. Of two Macbooks, Air (Big Sur) is an employer-issued laptop, for which I do not have an admin right. I had to install PSPP using JAMF Self Service our IT person set up. It is version 1.2.0.

PSPP does not ask for a permission - it just gives me an error message saying it cannot read the content/error opening the directory. I am able to open files in the example folder, though.

Ryoko

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From: Friedrich Beckmann <friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2023 3:06 PM
To: Ryoko Yamamoto <yamamotor@oldwestbury.edu>
Cc: pspp-users@gnu.org <pspp-users@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: PSPP on Mac - Can't open

 

Hi Ryoko,

can you say which version of pspp you are installing and which methode?

a) The dmg (version?).
b) macports?
c) homebrew?

Newer MacOS versions ask for permission if an application wants to access certain directories. That is normal.

Regards

Friedrich

> Am 16.08.2023 um 23:49 schrieb Ryoko Yamamoto <yamamotor@oldwestbury.edu>:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I have been away from PSPP for a year or so, but now need to use it for my class. When I tried to open PSPP, I sadly learned that it does not work. I successfully used PSPP on two Macbooks (Macbook Pro and Macbook Air) in the past, but it is no longer working either 🙁
>
> Macbook Pro (OS Monterey 12 5.1): When I try to open PSPP, it says "psppire.bin quit unexpectedly" and crashes
>
> Macbook Air (OS Big Sur 11 6.6): I can start PSPP, but PSPP cannot access anything on my computer. When I try to access Desktop or Document, I get an error message saying "Could not read the content/Error opening the directory". I am not sure if it is relevant, but I do not have an admin right for Air.
> 
> I would appreciate if anyone can point me to the right direction, if there is one.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Ryoko