Common Installation Errors

On All Platforms

Can't open <folder> to scan for plugins.
Cause:

XPPython3 looks for its main plugin folder PythonPlugins (See Plugin Installation), and if not found, it will complain. Additionally, XPPython3 will look for aircraft-specific plugins specific to the loaded user aircraft (Global, Aircraft, and Scenery Plugins).

Solution:

If you were expecting python plugin to be loaded, check to make sure the file(s) are place in the correct location. If you’re not anticipating a plugin to be loaded, ignore the message.

On Mac

You get popup on initial execution:

../_images/quarantine.png
Cause

The XPPython3 plugin developer (me) cannot be verified, because I’ve not paid Apple $100 / year to get a signature 1. So Apple decides that since it doesn’t know who I am, it cannot check the contents of the plugin, and will therefore not allow it to run without additional action on your part:

Solution

  1. Press Cancel. If you move it to the trash, you’ll have to download it again…

  2. Follow instructions to remove the quarantine as described in Mac Quarantine.

On Linux

Some distros, apparently, don’t contain one or more of the “other” libraries we require. For example Arch distro (for one user) didn’t include libbsd shared library. If you don’t see anything in your Log.txt file post installation of XPPython3, check the linked shared objects and install any that are missing:

$ ldd XPPython3.xpl
    linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffe8d3d)
    libbsd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0 (0x00007ffed38d)
    libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007fed3f8d)
    libpython3.12.so.1.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.12.so.1.0 (0x00007fed3f8d)
    libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007fed3f8d)
    libmd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmd.so.0 (0x00007fed3f8d)
    /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007fed3f8d)
    libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007fed3f8d)
    libexpat.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007fed3f8d)
1

“Apple signature costs $100/year”. I’m in favor of the quarantine system, but not crazy about having to pay to get a signature as I make no money on XPPython3. If you’d like to donate, I promise to use the first $100 of XPPython3 donations each year to purchase a signature so that others may avoid this hassle. You can donate through Paypal.