Cannot open Calibre after Mac OS X update

cyliu · 09-29-2015, 01:34 AM

I cannot open calibre after the recent Mac OS X update.
When open it from terminal, the error is as follows.

# open /Applications/calibre.app
LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file /Applications/calibre.app.

However, when I run the following command, everything works well.

# open /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre

So I guess it is because of some errors in config files?
Please help if any ideas. Thank you very much.

eschwartz · 10-01-2015, 11:18 PM

The correct way to launch an application is not through the `open` command. That is attempting to launch the passed file using the default file handler.

Apparently, `open -a AppName` will open an (optional) file using AppName, so you could do `open -a calibre`

...

BUT.
The proper way is to call the `calibre` command

-- you will find it in

Code:

/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/console.app/Contents/MacOS/

It is suggested to symlink these to /usr/bin/ so they are on your PATH.
Note: My auto-updater also creates those symlinks: https://github.com/eli-schwartz/calibre-installer

kovidgoyal · 10-01-2015, 11:32 PM

I'd just re-install calibre if I were you.

@eschwartz: Using open to open applications is perfectly correct on OS X and simulates what happens when you launch the application via the GUI -- i.e. it is started by Launch Services and not run directly as a child of the Terminal.

eschwartz · 10-01-2015, 11:58 PM

Interesting.

I still like my way better

if you are starting from the terminal surely you expect it to be attached to the terminal, else you'd use the application menu

kovidgoyal · 10-02-2015, 12:27 AM

Dont ask me why OS X does what it does, I'm just pointing out that it does indeed do that.

09-29-2015, 01:34 AM	#1
cyliu Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Cannot open Calibre after Mac OS X update I cannot open calibre after the recent Mac OS X update. When open it from terminal, the error is as follows. # open /Applications/calibre.app LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file /Applications/calibre.app. However, when I run the following command, everything works well. # open /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre So I guess it is because of some errors in config files? Please help if any ideas. Thank you very much.

10-01-2015, 11:18 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The correct way to launch an application is not through the `open` command. That is attempting to launch the passed file using the default file handler. Apparently, `open -a AppName` will open an (optional) file using AppName, so you could do `open -a calibre` ... BUT. The proper way is to call the `calibre` command -- you will find it in Code: /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/console.app/Contents/MacOS/ It is suggested to symlink these to /usr/bin/ so they are on your PATH. Note: My auto-updater also creates those symlinks: https://github.com/eli-schwartz/calibre-installer

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10-01-2015, 11:32 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'd just re-install calibre if I were you. @eschwartz: Using open to open applications is perfectly correct on OS X and simulates what happens when you launch the application via the GUI -- i.e. it is started by Launch Services and not run directly as a child of the Terminal.

10-01-2015, 11:58 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Interesting. I still like my way better if you are starting from the terminal surely you expect it to be attached to the terminal, else you'd use the application menu

10-02-2015, 12:27 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Dont ask me why OS X does what it does, I'm just pointing out that it does indeed do that.