REW won't install on MacOS Ventura 13.7.1 M1 Max Macbook Pro

decasta

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Hey friends.

I'm trying to fresh install REW on my computer because I noticed that it just won't open anymore. I launched the app, it would appear in my dock for a brief second, but then automatically quit itself right after.

I deleted it and all of it's related files, and am now trying to do a fresh install.

As it is right now, the initial installer launches, a new window will appear in the dock, but then immediately disappear right after, and the installer will close itself.

I've tried changing to Light mode, sudo terminal commands, as suggested in other forums, but no luck.

I've attached a video to explain the phenomenon.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!


 
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John Mulcahy

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Which version are you trying to install?

Getting debug is a bit more complicated on macOS. In Applications/Utilities open the Terminal application, in the terminal enter

launchctl setenv INSTALL4J_LOG=yes

In Applications/Utilities open the Console application (guides to it here and here). Try running the installer and see if anything relevant turns up in the Console logs.
 

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The latest official release version.

I tried running Console while running the installer, but I truthfully have no idea what I'm looking at. Close to 6000 messages instantly populated.
 

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Super weird!

For some reason, it finally worked when I just turned the HDR setting on? What's the correlation there?
 

John Mulcahy

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Someone had a problem running the installer a few years back that related to the display colour profile, perhaps the HDR setting reset the profile.
 
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