Fix Previewer GitHub Release download for macOS

[Zorgatone]

It was not possible to find any compatible framework version
The framework 'Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App', version '3.1.0' was not found.
  - No frameworks were found.

You can resolve the problem by installing the specified framework and/or SDK.

The specified framework can be found at:
  - https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?framework=Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App&framework_version=3.1.0&arch=x64&rid=osx.10.15-x64

WinForms is only available on windows (note that .NET 6 will have a cross-platform GUI)

[Auburn]

The preview tool doesn't use win forms, it uses .Net Core you can download the framework for MacOS here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download

[Zorgatone]

@Auburn I have everything installed, I tried running it with dotnet FastNoiseLite.exe and dotnet FastNoiseLite.dll and both gave me that error.

That required library (Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App) isn't available on macOS and Linux.

Maybe I did something wrong? The Previewer was tested to be working on OSX/*nix, right?

[Auburn]

Maybe the project publishing is mis configured then, I don't have a Mac to test on. I will have a look into it

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On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 at 12:23, Tommaso Ricci ***@***.***> wrote: @Auburn <https://github.com/Auburn> I have everything installed, I tried running it with dotnet FastNoiseLite.exe and dotnet FastNoiseLite.dll and both gave me that error. That required library (Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App) isn't available on macOS and Linux. Maybe I did something wrong? The Previewer was tested to be working on OSX/*nix, right? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#67 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAKJPLEGFSQJBEQGZDX3F4DTAD3KZANCNFSM4X65QF5Q> .

[Auburn]

Could you check the latest release, https://github.com/Auburn/FastNoise/releases/tag/v1.0.3

I fixed up some missing framework dependencies. I've tested Windows and Linux

[William-McGonagle]

I tried to download the Mac file and run it. It's just a binary file without a filetype ending- I tried renaming it to .app or .zip, but neither worked. The OS didn't even recognize that it was an app that I could open. Should I mark it as executable and run it from the command line?

[Auburn]

I don't know what the standard practice is on MacOS, on Linux I just mark the file as executable and run it

That is the file that .net produces when publishing for MacOS

[Zorgatone]

@Auburn is the new binary without an extension?

I tried this two ways and didn't work:

 ~/Downloads  dotnet ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64                                                                                                         ✔  6611  13:02:52
Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
Possible reasons for this include:
  * You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
  * You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet-./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64 does not exist.
  * You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH.
 ~/Downloads  ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64                                                                                                              1 ↵  6612  13:03:01
zsh: permission denied: ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64
 ~/Downloads  chmod +x FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64                                                                                                     126 ↵  6613  13:03:06
 ~/Downloads  ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64                                                                                                                ✔  6614  13:03:10
[1]    4972 killed     ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64
 ~/Downloads  ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64                                                                                                     SIGKILL(9) ↵  6615  13:03:31
Unhandled exception. System.InvalidOperationException: Could not detect platform. Are you missing a platform assembly?
 ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Platform type 'Eto.Mac.Platform, Eto.Mac64' was loaded but is not valid in the current context.  E.g. Mac platforms require to be in an .app bundle to run
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Eto.Platform.get_Detect()
   at Eto.Forms.Application..ctor()
   at Program.Main(String[] args)
[1]    5889 abort      ./FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64

[Zorgatone]

I'll just try to open the previewer solution on mac and build it myself and see if it works

[Zorgatone]

The application output type of the solution seems to be configured as "Windows application"

[Zorgatone]

According to https://github.com/picoe/Eto it will run on https://github.com/mono/monomac which uses MONO instead of .NET Core.

(Also monomac is an archived repo, looks like it's deprecated isn't it?)

[Auburn]

Hm, so you can't build it even if you change the configuration type?

monomac is depreciated but it also supports Xamarin.Mac

It's hard for me to look into this without a Mac :/

[Zorgatone]

Here's the tutorial I'll follow it. https://github.com/picoe/Eto/wiki/Running-your-application
Even after installing mono framework on my mac, the file in the release link didn't work (missing libraries and needs to be bundled in an .app) https://github.com/Auburn/FastNoise/releases/tag/v1.0.3

[Auburn]

You can try running this command to publish, it should bundle it as a .app

dotnet publish .\FastNoiseLiteGUI.csproj -c Release -r osx-x64 --self-contained

[Zorgatone]

I was able to build, but with a slightly different command from the one in publish.bat, which is:

dotnet publish -o .\publish -c Release -r osx-x64 --self-contained=true /p:MacBundleDotNet=true /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:AssemblyName=FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64.

Ignore the file ./.publish/FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64 (it's not an app bundle)

Copy the bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/osx-x64/FastNoiseLiteGUI.app which is the file that should be used (you can then make a .dmg image containing the .app file to make it downloadable on GitHub)

[Auburn]

I don't know if I can create .dmg images on Windows

[Auburn]

I zipped it, does this work?

FastNoiseLiteGUI.app.zip

[rev111]

Hello, I would like to try the GUI app on a mac. As Zorgatone said, the release is just a binary file which doesn't open by itself. After installing .net core 3.1 lts and chmodding the file to 777, I get this error:
Unhandled exception. System.InvalidOperationException: Could not detect platform. Are you missing a platform assembly?

 ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Platform type 'Eto.Mac.Platform, Eto.Mac64' was loaded but is not valid in the current context.  E.g. Mac platforms require to be in an .app bundle to run
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Eto.Platform.get_Detect()
   at Eto.Forms.Application..ctor()
   at Program.Main(String[] args)
zsh: abort      /Users/o/_APPS/FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64
Saving session...completed.

I tried the zipped version you posted (FastNoiseLiteGUI.app.zip). Judging by the content of the zipped folder, this appears to be a valid MacOS App bundle. But after renaming the file to remove the .zip extension and then double-clicking it, I get an error message stating something like "this program is not supported on this mac".
Trying on the command line with open -a /Applications/FastNoiseLiteGUI.app gives the error
The application /Applications/FastNoiseLiteGUI.app cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10661 "(null)" UserInfo={_LSLine=3762, _LSFunction=_LSOpenStuffCallLocal}
I should mention that I am on an M1 Mac, it's possible that the executable needs to be compiled for that new processor. So I'm not sure if the problem is with the executable, dotnet 3.1 or the M1 processor.

[nicloay]

dotnet publish .\FastNoiseLiteGUI.csproj -c Release -r osx-x64 --self-contained

Thanks for the command, the zipped file from releases didn't work for me neither.
After executing this command I was able to start the app from generated folder at bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/osx-x64/ path

[Auburn]

I'm guessing you are building on MacOS?

[nicloay]

I'm guessing you are building on MacOS?

yes. on 11.4 mac os (x64). build from sources works well, but not the package from the release page.

[Auburn]

The solution for this is probably to setup github actions to build the preview app binaries so they can be built on their respective native platforms.

[joex92]

I zipped it, does this work?

FastNoiseLiteGUI.app.zip

downloaded it and deleted the .zip part of the name, I get this error:

joex$ open -a ~/Downloads/FastNoiseLiteGUI.app 
The application /Users/joex/Downloads/FastNoiseLiteGUI.app cannot be opened because it has an incorrect executable format.

On a Macbook Pro mid-2012 with High Sierra

[Auburn]

I just bought a mac mini, so I can have a look a fixing this properly when I get it setup

[Auburn]

I can confirm this runs on my Mac, could some other people also test it please:
FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64.zip

[nicloay]

I can confirm this runs on my Mac, could some other people also test it please: FastNoiseLiteGUI-OSX64.zip

Doesn't work for me, If I try to open unzipped package. I see this

(in security config there is no any requests, to allow start this app)

If I go inside the content folder and try to start I get this error

[rev111]

Works for me! But I had to disable Big Surs strict permission handling for unsigned (or whatever) apps.

1. move the FastNoiseLiteGUI.app file into target folder, here: from Downloads to /Users/o/_APPS/
2. sudo spctl --master-disable (WARNING: This seems to enable execution of all downloaded apps (after the user gives permission as in 4.) and is a potential security risk. I think it's ok as long as you know what you're doing, meaning you trust the app in question to not contain any malware etc.)
3. sudo chmod -R 755 /Users/o/_APPS/FastNoiseLiteGUI.app
4. Double-click in Finder and give permission to open the app.

Great, much easier now to try different settings, thank you @Auburn!

Edit: Specs: Macbook Air M1, Big Sur 11.6

[Auburn]

Thanks @rev111!

I've updated the binaries in the latest release and linked your comment as a solution to MacOS permission issues

[shdwp]

The app I've downloaded just now didn't have execute in its binary file permissions (chmod +x Contents/MacOS/FastNoiseLiteGUI), after I've fixed that I could grant it permissions to run from Security preferences panel as usual (without doing the whole --master-disable).

Also there's another FastNoiseLiteGUI.app inside your FastNoiseLiteGUI.app/Contents/MacOS, which only contains the icon, not sure what happened there but it doesn't matter.