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OSX Bug: Incorrect executable specified in Info.plist file

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First post, by aPinecone

Posted on 2006-07-31, 05:27

aPinecone Offline

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Hi,

I've recently (yesterday) downloaded the latest version of DOSBox for OSX, and noted that double-clicking the application starts correctly from the mounted .dmg file, but does not start at all once copied out of the mounted .dmg file.

The issue is with DOSBox.app/Contents/Info.plist, where the executable to run is specified as:

1<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
2<string>DOSBox</string>

Whereas it should be specified as

1<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
2<string>DosBox</string>

...which fixes the problem.

This issue occures because Mac OS X allows users to have a case-insensitive filesystem, but it also allows a case-sensitive filesystem, where "DOSBox" and "DosBox" are different files.

Reply 1 of 1, by wd

Posted on 2006-08-02, 20:21

wd Offline

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Hm but renaming the executable to DOSBox would work as well?
As that's how it is spelled officially.
Maybe that can be taken into account next time, thanks for noting this!

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