Renoise 2.8: Export Tool Reports Error -1

[esaruoho]

[esaruoho]

@Bantai

You’ll get that error when the OS commands don’t work:

1. change dir to target folder
2. zip contents of folder and overwrite existing file

Try again while having the Script Terminal open, report back in a PM.

Hi. I just made a really simple script. All it does is go to disk browser=MORE mode, switch to spectrum, hide lower layer. it’s a way of extracting the “easter egg “fullscreen”(faked) spectrum mode” with a keyboard shortcut, a tools entry, a mixer context menu entry and pattern editor entry.
But when I click Save & Export Tool my whole Renoise experience goes into OSX:Beachball mode and nothing seems to happen. I’m currently in unresponsive-mode, and im not sure what to do!

I had to force quit my renoise 2.8b2 (32bit version) on my OSX (10.6.8) after clicking on “Save manifest.xml and export”.

To say that I’m shocked would be an understatement
Here’s the code, nothing amazing here:

[details=“Click to view contents”] ```
function EZMaximizeSpectrum()
–Check if song is playing, if not, start playing. If playing, just keep playing.

if renoise.song().transport.playing==false then
renoise.song().transport.playing=true
end

–Switch to Disk Browser More Mode
renoise.app().window.disk_browser_is_expanded=true
–Switch Active Upper frame to 4 (Master Spectrum)
renoise.app().window.active_upper_frame=4
renoise.app().window.upper_frame_is_visible=true
renoise.app().window.lower_frame_is_visible=false

–Show a status to allay all fears
renoise.app():show_status("Current BPM: " … renoise.song().transport.bpm … " Current LPB: " … renoise.song().transport.lpb … “. You are feeling fine.”)
end

–Set keyboard shortcut
renoise.tool():add_keybinding {name=“Global:Paketti:EZ Maximize Spectrum”, invoke = function() EZMaximizeSpectrum() end}
–Set menu entries for Mixer and for Main Menu & Tools & Pattern Editor
renoise.tool():add_menu_entry {name=“Main Menu:Tools:EZ Maximize Spectrum”, invoke = function() EZMaximizeSpectrum() end}
renoise.tool():add_menu_entry {name=“Mixer:EZ Maximize Spectrum”, invoke = function() EZMaximizeSpectrum() end}
renoise.tool():add_menu_entry {name=“Pattern Editor:EZ Maximize Spectrum”, invoke = function() EZMaximizeSpectrum() end}

–December 15, 2011, Renoise 2.8 B2
–esaruoho

  
ok, now that i restarted and re-selected Export Tool, It gave the usual -1 error. Terminal Editor says:  

Zip: deleted contents, exit code -1
cd “/Users/esaruoho/Library/Preferences/Renoise/V2.8.0/Scripts/Tools/MyTools/org.lackluster.Ezmaximizespectrum.xrnx” && “zip” -r “/Users/esaruoho/Library/Preferences/Renoise/V2.8.0/Scripts/Tools/XRNX/org.lackluster.Ezmaximizespectrum_Rns280_V1.xrnx” * -x preferences.xml __MACOSX/*
Zip: Unknown exit code encountered: -1

[esaruoho]

@Bantai

Even a simple

print(os.execute("ls"))  

in the Scripting Terminal on Mac OS X returns a code -1.
I just tried exporting. Despite the -1 error on Mac OS X, Export Tool still creates a valid XRNX file. No beach balls. Installing by double-clicking also OK.

sometimes i get a beachball + forcequit-crash, sometimes just -1. the .xrnx does seem to work even with -1.
not sure what to do or change

[esaruoho]

So it’s not a tool issue, it’s a renoise2.8&osx issue?

[esaruoho]

@Bantai

If the same version of Create/Export works correctly in 2.7.2, it must be related to 2.8.

Maybe the beach ball is triggered by the error dialog somehow. Try commenting out line 123 of zip.lua.

when i commented away 123, i got a succesful response:
(The XRNX file was succesfully created at the following location:" etc.)

[esaruoho]

@Bantai

Yes, but more importantly, does it stop the beach balls?

yes, it promptly pops up a response.