LiveCode 6.7

The default location for the install on the different platforms when installing for ‘all users’ are:

• Windows: <x86 program files folder>/RunRev/ LiveCode 6.7.0
• Linux: /opt/runrev/livecode-6.7.0
• Mac: /Applications/ LiveCode 6.7.0.app

The default location for the install on the different platforms when installing for ‘this user’ are:

• Windows: <user roaming app data folder>/RunRev/Components/LiveCode 6.7.0
• Linux: ~/.runrev/components/livecode-6.7.0
• Mac: ~/Applications/ LiveCode 6.7.0.app

Note: If your linux distribution does not have the necessary support for authentication (gksu) then the
installer will run without admin privileges so you will have to manually run it from an admin account to install
into a privileged location

Uninstallation

On Windows, the installer hooks into the standard Windows uninstall mechanism. This is accessible from
the appropriate pane in the control panel.

On Mac, simply drag the app bundle to the Trash.

On Linux, the situation is currently less than ideal:

• open a terminal
• cd to the folder containing your rev install. e.g.

cd /opt/runrev/livecode-6.7.0

• execute the .setup.x86 file. i.e.

./.setup.x86

• follow the on-screen instructions.

Reporting Installer Problems:

If you find that the installer fails to work for you then please file a bug report in the RQCC or email
support@runrev.com so we can look into the problem.

In the case of failed install it is vitally important that you include the following information:

• Your platform and operating system version
• The location of your home/user folder
• The type of user account you are using (guest, restricted, admin etc.)
• The installer log file located as follows:
• Windows 2000/XP: <documents and settings folder>/<user>/Local Settings/
• LiveCode 6.7 0 Rel ase Notes 10/23/14
• 5Windows Vista/7: <users folder>/<user>/AppData/Local/RunRev/Logs
• Linux: <home>/.runrev/logs
• Mac: <home>/Library/Application Support/Logs/RunRev

Activation

The licensing system ties your product licenses to a customer account system, meaning that you no longer
have to worry about finding a license key after installing a new copy of LiveCode. Instead, you simply have
to enter your email address and password that has been registered with our customer account system and
your license key will be retrieved automatically.

Alternatively it is possible to activate the product via the use of a specially encrypted license file. These will
be available for download from the customer center after logging into your account. This method will allow
the product to be installed on machines that do not have access to the internet.

Multi-user and network install support (4.5.3)

In order to better support institutions needing to both deploy the IDE to many machines and to license them
for all users on a given machine, a number of facilities have been added which are accessible by using the
command-line.

Note: These features are intended for use by IT administrators for the purposes of deploying LiveCode in
multi-user situations. They are not supported for general use.

Command-line installation

It is possible to invoke the installer from the command-line on both Mac and Windows. When invoked in this
fashion, no GUI will be displayed, configuration being supplied by arguments passed to the installer.
On both platforms, the command is of the following form:

<exe> install noui options

Here options is optional and consists of one or more of the following:

-allusers: Install the IDE for all users. If not specified, the install will be done for the current user only.

-desktopshortcut: Place a shortcut on the Desktop (Windows-only)

-startmenu: Place shortcuts in the Start Menu (Windows-only)

-location: The location to install into. If not specified, the location defaults to those described in the Layout section above.

-log logfile A file to place a log of all actions in. If not specified, no log is generated.

Note that the command-line variant of the installer does not do any authentication. Thus, if you wish to
install to an admin-only location you will need to be running as administrator before executing the command.
As the installer is actually a GUI application, it needs to be run slightly differently from other command-line
programs.

In what follows <installerexe> should be replaced with the path of the installer executable or app (inside the
DMG) that has been downloaded.
On Windows, you need to do:

start /wait <installerexe> install noui options

On Mac, you need to do:

“<installerexe>/Contents/MacOS/installer” install noui options

On both platforms, the result of the installation will be written to the consoleOpen SSL & encryption.

Command-line activation

In a similar vein to installation, it is possible to activate an installation of LiveCode for all-users of that
machine by using the command-line. When invoked in this fashion, no GUI will be displayed, activation
being controlled by any arguments passed.

On both platforms, the command is of the form:

<exe> activate -file license -passphrase phrase

This command will load the manual activation file from license, decrypt it using the given passphrase and
then install a license file for all users of the computer. Manual activation files can be downloaded from the
‘My Products’ section of the RunRev customer accounts area.

This action can be undone using the following command:

<exe> deactivate

Again, as the LiveCode executable is actually a GUI application it needs to be run slightly differently from
other command-line programs.
In what follows <livecodeexe> should be replaced with the path to the installed LiveCode executable or app
that has been previously installed.

On Windows, you need to do:

start /wait <livecodeexe> activate -file license -passphrase phrase
start /wait <livecodeexe> deactivate

On Mac, you need to do:

“<livecodeexe>/Contents/MacOS/LiveCode” activate -file license -passphrase phrase
“<livecodeexe>/Contents/MacOS/LiveCode” deactivate

On both platforms, the result of the activation will be written to the console

Proposed Changes

The following changes are likely to occur in the next or subsequent non-maintenance release:

• The engine (both IDE and standalone) will require gtk, gdk, glib, pango and xft on Linux

Get LiveCode 6.7

Your LiveCode install should prompt you to download this latest release. Alternatively, you can download the latest release from the LiveCode Download area.

Find more information on LiveCode 6.7 here.