Re: PSPP on Mac - Can't open

[Friedrich Beckmann]

Hi Ryoko,

o.k. which version of pspp are you installing?

Regards

Friedrich

> Am 17.08.2023 um 22:19 schrieb Ryoko Yamamoto <yamamotor@oldwestbury.edu>:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 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