Error loading plugin on OSX

Sytten · 03-16-2020, 10:18 PM

Hi there!

I am trying to build a new plugin on MacOS Mojave with Calibre 4.8, but I encounter this error with the demo plugin:

Code:

$ calibre-debug -s; calibre-customize -b /Users/Sytten/Desktop/interface_demo_plugin/; calibre
No running calibre found
Plugin updated: Interface Plugin Demo (1, 0, 0)
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not find the Qt platform plugin "cocoa" in ""
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Abort trap: 6

I am unsure if I need to install something first since it's not written in the documentation.

Thanks a lot!
Sytten

kovidgoyal · 03-16-2020, 10:51 PM

No you dont need to install anything. That's an error starting up calibre. What does "calibre" resolve to?

Sytten · 03-17-2020, 09:05 AM

It seems the calibre command is the problem. It resolves to /usr/local/bin/calibre, I will check if thats an old version I installed with brew or something.

Sytten · 03-17-2020, 09:19 AM

Latest version seems to work! Not sure what happened previously.

Other question I had: Is there an easy way to know which calibre version should the minimum?

kovidgoyal · 03-17-2020, 10:25 AM

Depends on what APIs you use. But if I were you, I'd just set it to whatever version you develop against then going forward maintain compat as long as possible with that version.

03-16-2020, 10:18 PM	#1
Sytten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2020 Device: nonde	Error loading plugin on OSX Hi there! I am trying to build a new plugin on MacOS Mojave with Calibre 4.8, but I encounter this error with the demo plugin: Code: $ calibre-debug -s; calibre-customize -b /Users/Sytten/Desktop/interface_demo_plugin/; calibre No running calibre found Plugin updated: Interface Plugin Demo (1, 0, 0) qt.qpa.plugin: Could not find the Qt platform plugin "cocoa" in "" This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. Abort trap: 6 I am unsure if I need to install something first since it's not written in the documentation. Thanks a lot! Sytten

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03-16-2020, 10:51 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,222 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No you dont need to install anything. That's an error starting up calibre. What does "calibre" resolve to?

03-17-2020, 09:05 AM	#3
Sytten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2020 Device: nonde	It seems the calibre command is the problem. It resolves to /usr/local/bin/calibre, I will check if thats an old version I installed with brew or something.

03-17-2020, 09:19 AM	#4
Sytten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2020 Device: nonde	Latest version seems to work! Not sure what happened previously. Other question I had: Is there an easy way to know which calibre version should the minimum?

03-17-2020, 10:25 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,222 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Depends on what APIs you use. But if I were you, I'd just set it to whatever version you develop against then going forward maintain compat as long as possible with that version.

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