Oops, in the code, "filename" should have been "host". Can you try changing that line (in tcl/pd_connect.tcl):
if {$filename ne "localhost" || [catch {set pd_socket [socket 127.0.0.1 $port]}]} { to if {$host ne "localhost" || [catch {set pd_socket [socket 127.0.0.1 $port]}]} { ... It could just be that there's no notion of "localhost" on your machine, and hopefully that change will get the machine then to try 127.0.0.1 which is a synonym. It might also be that pd isn't being allowed to access the "network" for some reason - that's happened in other situations before. thanks Miller On Tue, Dec 05, 2017 at 06:32:32PM +0100, Raphaël Ilias wrote: > Hello ! > > I am trying to install pd 0.48-0 (vanilla) for a workshop on a bunch of > computers running Windows 10 Professional > * yes, here begin the problems* > > I tried to install and run both with and without Administrator > privileges... the installer does its job fine but when everytime I try to > run puredata, it shows the following error message : > > can't read "filename": no such variable > while executing > "if {$filename ne "localhost" || [catch {set pd_socket [socket 127.0.0.1 > $port]}]} { > puts stderr "WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying p..." > (procedure "::pd_connect::to_pd" line 5) > invoked from within > "::pd_connect::to_pd $::port $::host" > (procedure "main" line 18) > invoked from within > "main $::argc $::argv" > (file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Pd\tcl\pd-gui.tcl" line 785) > > (i had to type it manually so there might be some typos) > > as far as I can understand, it looks like there's a problem around the > local networking between pd and pdgui... but I don't know where to > investigate further. > No firewall involved, apparently... > > If any has encountered similar error, or have any clue about where to > search the problem... > > that would be very helpful and appreciated > > cheers, > > -- > > > Raphaël Ilias > ___________________________________ > * phae.fr <http://phae.fr>* > 17 places des Halles - Ingrandes > 49123 Ingrandes Le Fresne s/ Loire > phae.il...@gmail.com / +33 (0) 6 04 45 79 78 > ___________ > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list