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Andrew28164561klnd
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February 24, 2023
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Can't create a valid ZIP of my plugin for mac.

  • February 24, 2023
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Hello,

 

I have created a plugin for AE, and it's working great on both Windows and Mac.

However, now I would like to distribute this plugin via my website's download button. The trouble is that the compressed (zipped) .plugin file for mac does not work on the user's machine. When they try to use the uncompressed version they receive the error "Cannot find entry point".

But this does not happen if I transfer the .plugin via USB (uncompressed) to the same user's computer.

 

Does anyone know why the process of zipping and unzipping is causing problems here? I can't seem to find a way to correctly zip the .plugin so it can ever be downloaded.

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Mylenium
Mylenium
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February 24, 2023

It's probably being messed up by the server and its settings. What tool do you use to compress? How is it stored on the server? What are the download settings? Are the certificates valid? Does your provider have specific requirements and procedures?

 

Mylenium 

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Andrew28164561klndAuthor
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February 24, 2023

Thank you for the reply.

 

We use standard mac compression (clicking the .plugin and choosing "compress to zip"). Though I have also tried zipping using windows built-in archiver and 7zip.

 

We host with x-server, though also tried placing the file on dropbox and letting the user download it from a share link.

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