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ExifTool => Bug Reports / Feature Requests => Topic started by: StarGeek on October 28, 2024, 03:38:49 PM

Title: Outdated info on the Install page
Post by: StarGeek on October 28, 2024, 03:38:49 PM
There is outdated info in the top box on the Installing ExifTool page (https://exiftool.org/install.html)
QuoteThis doesn't apply to the Windows version which unpacks the libraries into a temporary directory

Title: Re: Outdated info on the Install page
Post by: Phil Harvey on October 28, 2024, 03:45:33 PM
Thanks.  Fixed.

- Phil
Title: Re: Outdated info on the Install page
Post by: blue-j on December 04, 2024, 04:06:55 PM
hey i know i am technically thread jacking here, but:

"The solution is to control-click on the pkg then select "Open" from the pop-up menu instead of just double-clicking. An alternative is to lower the security settings by changing "Allow applications downloaded from" to "Anywhere" in the General "Security & Privacy" System Preferences. (Read here or here for a full description.)"

is also not true anymore on macOS 15, Sequoia.  so lame.  you right click and try now, and see the attached.  no straight path.

Screenshot 2024-12-04 at 12.59.37 PM.png

you have to know to go into System Settings (no longer System Preferences) go to the "Privacy & Security" setting (no longer "Security & Privacy, groan) and have to press "Open Anyway" down under the Security section, as shown:

Screenshot 2024-12-04 at 1.04.28 PM.png

- J

Title: Re: Outdated info on the Install page
Post by: greybeard on December 04, 2024, 04:38:35 PM
An alternative for MacOS - as noted on the install page - and what I do:

exiftool -XAttrQuarantine= ExifTool-13.05.pkg
Title: Re: Outdated info on the Install page
Post by: blue-j on December 04, 2024, 08:11:10 PM
thanks!  that is a nice alternative.  : )   -J
Title: Re: Outdated info on the Install page
Post by: Phil Harvey on December 19, 2024, 02:25:55 PM
I've updated the install page to reflect the MacOS 15 procedure.

- Phil