Questions tagged [osx-mavericks]

OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) is the tenth release of OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

It was released October 22, 2013 and is available as a free upgrade from any version of OS X starting with Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or later only downloadable from the Mac App Store.

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Can you create a new project while one is open? / Is it possible to duplicate projects?

I seem to only be able to create a new project from the "Quick Start" panel. And this screen is only available when you don't have any projects open. I know I can close all projects, create a new one, then select File >> open recent if I want…
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properly reboot a Mac from command line without restoring open apps

I need to reboot a OS X computer via command line. I need to do it the proper way that conforms the the above article allows each application to shutdown the proper way. Also I do not want open applications to auto restart. I AM CURRENTLY USING A…
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Homebrew and basic usage

I want to install ruby 2.1.2 with rbenv on my computer. I've installed Homebrew to accomplish this. After doing brew install rbenv I get the following messages, of which I don't understand much: To use Homebrew's directories rather than ~/.rbenv add…
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MS Server 2012 - Adding New Classes to User, Computer, and Group Objects

We are trying to get an AD server to work with an Apple OD server. The AD server can talk to the OD server, but the OD Server is not able to talk to the AD server. From what I've read it looks like the issue is due to the Apple Schema Attributes. …
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Display dialog if a word isn't on a list applescript

I'm writing a script that can open and close apps for me. Basically, I type in an app name, and then it opens the app. The only thing is, if the app isn't found, it throws an error and quits. I want to make the script just display a dialog that says…
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Compiling Boost on OS X 10.9 and link to own application

I have already read a lot of post, but I cannot understand how to compile boost library on OS X 10.9.4 in order to link it statically in my application. I have Xcode 5 installed and also "Command Line Tools" installed. I have download the ZIP…
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Is it possible to install software from the Mac Appstore on a SD Card or an external HDD?

I'm using a Macbook Air. The internal SSD with only 128 GB is nearly full. I already moved my pictures and music to a SD-Card (Transcend JetDrive). No I'm wondering, if it is possible to install also software on the SD Card? Thanks for your…
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How do I keep OS X from requiring admin password when I copy to or delete from its web server?

I've started using the Apache web server that comes with OS X (10.9.4) for testing. When I copy files to its web root (/Library/WebServer/Documents) or delete from the same, I get prompted for the admin password. I have this password, so that's not…
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Access to (HID) USB device in OS X

I have a "Serial to USB" device with two endpoints that streams data that I want to access. Tried several IOKit methods found on Google including "code less" .kext but no luck. Is there a simple way to do this ?
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OS/X iconutil support for jpeg

I am trying to use iconutil to generate icns file from iconset directory. If the icon set directory contains the required file in png format, it works. If it contains the required files in jpg format, I get /private/tmp/MyIcon.iconset:warning: No…
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Compilation fails for OpenMP - Mac OS X 10.9.4

I followed Jason Parham's post to enable openmp in my mac osx 10.9.4. I am stuck when I tried to make libomp_oss. make complier=clang clang: error: unknown argument: '-no-intel-extensions'…
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EXEC_BAD_ACCESS when adding sprite to view

I'm playing around with Sprite Kit in Swift on 10.9 using XB6. I have some code in my Scene that adds a sprite at the location of a mouse click. It loads the sprite thus: let location = theEvent.locationInNode(self) let sprite =…
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Semi-transparent NSTableView background drawing bug during animation

I have an view-based NSTableView with a semi-transparent background. This works fine, except for during row animations. If I use a fully-opaque color for the NSTableView background, then there is no problem. Here is a gif showing the…
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Quicktimes taking minutes to begin playing in browser via Centos/lighttpd server, Mavericks/Chrome client

Recently migrated a Centos server from Apache to lighttpd 1.4.35. Also migrated client OSX machines from Snow Leopard to Mavericks (with latest Chrome, Quicktime.) Certain Quicktime movies of size > 40 MB that used to play instantly now consistently…
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character escapes in path name cause mercurial confusion

Top directory keeps appearing in hg status as untracked. ? . hg add . returns strange result: adding . abort: '\n' and '\r' disallowed in filenames: '.\r' hg verify states no problem: checking changesets checking manifests crosschecking files in…
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