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JMW33 · 11-03-2020, 08:08 AM

Hello all! Full-time dunce with a Sigil launch problem here. I'm trying to get Sigil 1.3.0 to run on Catalina 10.15.7, having successfully run earlier Sigils on earlier Mac OSs. I'm incredibly unsophisticated about this but I've made Sigil work fine before by just downloading it and installing it like anything else. Now, though, Sigil keeps crashing when I try to open it (having cleared it in the security tab) saying that it "quit unexpectedly", and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Things I've tried after seeing them suggested in other threads/on the Wiki:
- Unpacking the .txz file with the Archive Utility, the Unarchiver, and through Terminal
- Downloading and installing ActiveTcl 8.6 (though after running the installer I don't see any indication that it's installed, I'm not sure if I should see it in applications or anything - again, I am a dunce)
- Unpacking Sigil on an external hard drive and then moving it onto the Mac

The text I get when I click "show details" on the error message is absolutely MASSIVE, so I have no idea what in there is useful or worth looking at. But I can absolute post a portion (or the entirety) of it here if that would help diagnose the problem.

I don't know if that's enough information, but if any of you have any suspicions about what I'm doing wrong and could steer me towards getting Sigil back in my life, I would be massively appreciative!

Thank you!

11-03-2020, 08:08 AM	#1
JMW33 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2020 Device: Sigil	Sigil quitting unexpectedly at open (Catalina 10.15.7) Hello all! Full-time dunce with a Sigil launch problem here. I'm trying to get Sigil 1.3.0 to run on Catalina 10.15.7, having successfully run earlier Sigils on earlier Mac OSs. I'm incredibly unsophisticated about this but I've made Sigil work fine before by just downloading it and installing it like anything else. Now, though, Sigil keeps crashing when I try to open it (having cleared it in the security tab) saying that it "quit unexpectedly", and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Things I've tried after seeing them suggested in other threads/on the Wiki: - Unpacking the .txz file with the Archive Utility, the Unarchiver, and through Terminal - Downloading and installing ActiveTcl 8.6 (though after running the installer I don't see any indication that it's installed, I'm not sure if I should see it in applications or anything - again, I am a dunce) - Unpacking Sigil on an external hard drive and then moving it onto the Mac The text I get when I click "show details" on the error message is absolutely MASSIVE, so I have no idea what in there is useful or worth looking at. But I can absolute post a portion (or the entirety) of it here if that would help diagnose the problem. I don't know if that's enough information, but if any of you have any suspicions about what I'm doing wrong and could steer me towards getting Sigil back in my life, I would be massively appreciative! Thank you!