Hey guys,

I'm trying to get started with Pure Data, but so far it's not going so well since the application won't start!

I downloaded v 0.44 , and tried to run it on mac os x 10.8.3. Basically it bounces in the dock for a few seconds and then fails silently.

Any idea why this is happening ? Do i need to install any specific third-party library in order for it to work ?

Please let me know.

Regards,
Spiraloff

And as an extra info, I chose the 'vanilla' version not the extended one.

Any ideas

I tried to install X11, I tried to download the extended version. Same results.
It works perfectly on my macbook air running 10.7.5, but somehow it just won't launch on my macbook pro running 10.8.3.

Seriously guys, anybody can help me it still isn't working for me.

• For info i upgraded to 10.8.4, same issue;
• I tried the different tips on this forum such as deleting org.puredata.* stuff in the states folder, but those files are not there because the app never launched;
• Also tried the nasty trick with tethering your iphone as modem via bluetooth, same result;
• Also, if i try to launch the app and monitor it using fseventer, i notice that the app goes directly to 'terminated' status;
• I tried fixing disk permisions -> same result;
• I tried to create a new , local admin account on my mac -> same result;

I don't know what to do anymore. Please people, any suggestion is more than welcome!

I FIXED IT!!!

Turns out it was a problem with my hosts file (/etc/hosts)
Somehow 'localhost' was not pointing to 127.0.0.1 (don't even ask me why...) and therefore trying to run pd from the command line returned "WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400."

Details about this issue here: http://codelab.fr/2875