Some files are moved to a different location based on type. I can’t recall the details and would need to look at the source. It is related to binary code though. Stuff is copied first and then moved on a second pass. That would explain the presence of the empty folders.
Thanks, Brian On Aug 9, 2019, 4:47 PM -0400, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > Maybe noone got the point of my posting? > > The point is, that I add files and folder to the standalone via the "Copy > files" tab > in the "Standalone Application Settings", however some of these files are > missing > in the final runtime. However instead they can be found in -> > specialfolderpath("engine") > > What is happening here and why does LC not copy everything to the RESOURCES > folder? > > > Am 09.08.2019 um 15:22 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > > > Hi friends, > > > > I am currently making an existing app "64Bit safe" for a customer with LC > > 9.5 > > on macOS 10.14.6. > > > > In this app there are some "compiled shell scripts" (? I guess, have no > > infor about this) > > which changes the keyboard layout (chinese and back) to german depending of > > the target > > fields in LC. > > > > Structure (three files and two folders): > > ## File > > extSetInputMethod > > > > ## Folders > > x86-64/extSetInputMethod > > x86-32/extSetInputMethod > > > > I guess the first one checks the current architecture and then calls the > > correct version for this. > > Whatever, this works fine in the customers older apps. > > > > So I added all this via the "Copy files" tab in the "Standalone Application > > Settings" > > However these files were NOT in specialfolderpath("resources") in the > > runtime? > > > > In the runtime I find this: > > the_actual_app.app > > -> /Resources > > -> /Resources/Externals ## empty, no externals used in app > > -> /Resources/x86-64 ## EMPTY!? > > -> /Resources/x86-32 ## EMPTY!? > > > > File -> extSetInputMethod = missing and the two latter folders are EMPTY!? > > Where on earth are the contents of the other folders? > > > > But I find this in: > > the_actual_app > > -> /MacOS > > -> /MacOS/extInputMethod ## the missing file! see above > > -> /MacOS/x86-64/extInputMethod ## the missing file > > -> /MacOS/x86-32/extInputMethod ## the missing file > > ... > > > > So calling the shell apps in -> specialfolderpath("resources") does of > > course not work!? > > If I copy them manually to the correct folder in the runtime, they stop > > working. > > So all in all this is a real showstopper! :-/ > > > > Am I overlooking something? > > Is this correct behaviour of LC? > > What can I do? > > -- > Klaus Major > https://www.major-k.de > kl...@major-k.de > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode