Patcher 3.8 issues

[HunterZ]

Thanks a ton for listening to all of our feedback and for all the hard work and frequent updates!

I just gave 3.8 a whirl and noticed the following:
- I still get rapidly repeating messages about settings being saved when I drag the main menu around the screen
- Cleaning now works (yay!)
- I installed a new mod (ChatFrameExtender) and put a file named nopatch in it's directory. I then updated Cosmos and it cleaned the ChatFrameExtender folder. I guess this means that nopatch files are no longer detected by the patcher? This isn't really a big deal - in fact the new addon manager is easier to work with than having to make nopatch files for every new addon I install
- Saw a message in the log that says "Cleaned items have been moved to the trash under 'Cleaned Addons'" but I have no idea where "Cleaned Addons" is
- A strange white circle appears on the right-hand side of the addon manager
- If I open up the addon manager and then switch to my web browser for a couple of minutes (as I did twice while typing this post), then switch back to the addon manager, it will be frozen and eat up all of my CPU time (good thing I have a dual core system or it would be completely frozen probably)

[dormlock]

Originally Posted by HunterZ

Thanks a ton for listening to all of our feedback and for all the hard work and frequent updates!

I just gave 3.8 a whirl and noticed the following:
- I still get rapidly repeating messages about settings being saved when I drag the main menu around the screen
- Cleaning now works (yay!)
- I installed a new mod (ChatFrameExtender) and put a file named nopatch in it's directory. I then updated Cosmos and it cleaned the ChatFrameExtender folder. I guess this means that nopatch files are no longer detected by the patcher? This isn't really a big deal - in fact the new addon manager is easier to work with than having to make nopatch files for every new addon I install
- Saw a message in the log that says "Cleaned items have been moved to the trash under 'Cleaned Addons'" but I have no idea where "Cleaned Addons" is
- A strange white circle appears on the right-hand side of the addon manager
- If I open up the addon manager and then switch to my web browser for a couple of minutes (as I did twice while typing this post), then switch back to the addon manager, it will be frozen and eat up all of my CPU time (good thing I have a dual core system or it would be completely frozen probably)

The rapid saving prefs is from moving the window around it's saving the window position. I'll do something about keeping it quiet.

If your using the consildated NoPatch file then if you manually place a nopach file in the addon folder the patcher won't know it. If you place it in the folder before you install the addon using the addon manager it'll pick up the nopatch file and add it to the file. It's best to use the addon manager to install a new addon. You can always turn off the consildated option and use individual nopatch files.

The cleaned addon message is partly right depending on the option of removing cleaned addons. The Cleaned AddOns folder is mostly likely still in the Inteface folder if you don't see it in the trash.

Opps the circle was just to get a faded red color for the installer window. I was pretty tired and forgot to remove it.


Hmm odd I'll look into the frozen problem.

[HunterZ]

Originally Posted by dormlock

If your using the consildated NoPatch file then if you manually place a nopach file in the addon folder the patcher won't know it.

Ah, that must be it. I didn't know that a new consolidated nopatch mechanism was in place. At any rate, the addon manager is (as you said) a superior alternative to the hassle of nopatch files, so I'll train myself to rely solely on it from now on

The cleaned addon message is partly right depending on the option of removing cleaned addons. The Cleaned AddOns folder is mostly likely still in the Inteface folder if you don't see it in the trash.

You mean the Windows recycle bin? Or is it Mac-specific? Or is there a Cosmos-specific trash folder somewhere else? If it's the Windows recycle bin then it makes sense that I don't see it, as I have that feature of Windows disabled. Again, not a big deal since I save the zip files for the latest versions of each of my mods in case I need to reinstall them.

[HunterZ]

A couple more issues with the latest patcher:
- I was getting a lot of freezes in the addon manager. It was also causing Windows Explorer to freeze. I rebooted and it seemed to clear up.
- The addon manager's protection feature seems to override the configuration menu's setting for cleaning Blizzard addons

It might be useful for "protect/unprotect non-Cosmos addons" to exclude Blizzard addons. You might also consider removing the config option to automatically clean Blizzard addons and instead add "protect/unprotect Blizzard addons" buttons to the addon manager. This would keep everything in one place.

[Rosshambo]

Cosmos Starting up at 6:18 PM on 4/1/2006
An excpetion occured.

ErrNum: 0

Message:

Stack trace:

ComosFunctions.MoveFileWithDirPath%%o<FolderItem>o <FolderItem>s

UninstallWindow.UninstallWindow.UninstallCosmosAdd ons%%o<UninstallWindow>

UninstallWindow.UninstallWindow.Uninstall%%o<Unins tallWindow>

CosmosMain.CosmosMain.uninstallcosmos_Action%%o<Co smosMain>

REALbasic._RuntimeRun

_Main

% main



This is what happened when i tried to (i'm so sorry) uninstall Cosmos. I was going to test out some features on a different UI, so decided to wipe it out using the installer. Did not work, gave me an unhandled exception. Hope this helps.

[Rosshambo]

Cosmos Starting up at 7:38 AM on 4/2/2006
An excpetion occured.

ErrNum: 0

Message:

Stack trace:

UnifiedNoPatch.IsProtected%b%o<UnifiedNoPatch>so<F olderItem>

Installer.Installer.InsertFileInList%%o<Installer> &o<Dictionary>s&o<CosmosFile>&o<UnifiedNoPatch>si4 o<AddOnItem>

Installer.Installer.BuildDownloadedList%%o<Install er>

Installer.Installer.#Open%%o<Installer>

Window.Window%%o<Window>

Installer.Installer%o<Installer>%

CosmosMain.CosmosMain.CosmosDownloadChangedDone%%o <CosmosMain>

CosmosRetrieveData.CleanUp%%o<CosmosRetrieveData>b

CosmosRetrieveData.ReceiveChangedFiles%%o<CosmosRe trieveData>

CosmosRetrieveData.ContinueFetch%%o<CosmosRetrieve Data>

CosmosRetrieveData.#DataAvailable%%o<CosmosRetriev eData>

REALbasic._RuntimeRun

_Main

% main

This one is much more fun! there was finally a new cosmos update this morning, it downloaded it, then said it was "starting installer" got an unhandled exception, and the ui files weren't actually updated. This also happens (looks identical in the log) when you try to use the "Patch Cosmos" button. AND! also happened the 2nd time i tried to start it up before it even got to the downloading part. (scanning allinoneinventoryKhaos\localization.de.lua . hope this helps at least a little.

[yoshimo]

I get the same errorog as rosshambo reported
The only solution is to download thezipped files manually!

[HunterZ]

Not getting that error, but more info on the freezing:

- To reproduce the freezing, I do this:
1. Open cosmos patcher
2. Open addon manager
3. Sort by Cosmos column
4. Click the checkbox next to one of the Blizzard addons

I don't know whether or not I've run WoW between booting the computer and running Cosmos, so it may be a factor as well.

It then freezes with 50% CPU, as I have a dual core system. If I kill it with Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del), sometimes Explorer (i.e. the start menu/task bar/folder views, not the web browser)or Firefox will then freeze at 50% CPU as well.

I think it may be a dual core compatibility issue, as it seems to be the second core that freezes at full usage, and setting the patcher to only use CPU 0 in the Task Manager affinity settings seems to prevent the freezing.

[dormlock]

If thats the case then it may be out of my hands as it sounds like it might be something in the RB framework causing it. I'll investigate and see what I can find.