I've tried to update my MacSOUP 2.6 to 2.8. I downloaded the installer
and replaced the MacSOUP.app in Applications with the new one (putting
the old app into a temp folder), then started as usual by opening the
MacSOUP Settings file.

It awards me an error -54 when opening a file (it doesn't say which
file).

Running the application shows that it's registered to me okay, and it's
all kosher.

Replacing the 2.6 application file in Apps gets everything working
again.

I've tried finding out what error code -54 means, but can't find it.

This is in sys 10.4.11.

Any thoughts?
-- 
Peter

Peter Ceresole  wrote:

> I've tried to update my MacSOUP 2.6 to 2.8. I downloaded the installer
> and replaced the MacSOUP.app in Applications with the new one (putting
> the old app into a temp folder), then started as usual by opening the
> MacSOUP Settings file.
> 
> It awards me an error -54 when opening a file (it doesn't say which
> file).

Forget I spoke. I hadn't properly trashed the earlier version. Now I
have, and it's fine.
-- 
Peter

On 2009-11-04 05:29:12 +0000, peter@cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said:

> I've tried to update my MacSOUP 2.6 to 2.8. I downloaded the installer
> and replaced the MacSOUP.app in Applications with the new one (putting
> the old app into a temp folder), then started as usual by opening the
> MacSOUP Settings file.
> 
> It awards me an error -54 when opening a file (it doesn't say which
> file).
> 
> Running the application shows that it's registered to me okay, and it's
> all kosher.
> 
> Replacing the 2.6 application file in Apps gets everything working
> again.
> 
> I've tried finding out what error code -54 means, but can't find it.
> 
> This is in sys 10.4.11.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Apple ship a command-line tool called "macerror" which will tell you. 
In SL it is in your normal path, though if memory serves it was 
elsewhere in Tiger.

Anyway, "macerror -54" says "Mac OS error -54 (permErr): permissions 
error (on file open)" and you'd have to investigate further to find 
which file it was trying to open :-)
-- 
Chris

Chris Ridd  wrote:

> Apple ship a command-line tool called "macerror" which will tell you.
> In SL it is in your normal path, though if memory serves it was 
> elsewhere in Tiger.

Yes, I only discovered macerror the other day, having previously gone to
MacErrors.h whenever one of those pesky codes came up.

-- 
TimH
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