issues running GAMS with MacOS Catalina
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:52 pm
Hello,
On Monday, 7 Oct, Apple released macOS Catalina (10.15). At the moment, GAMS does not "just run" on this version of macOS. Instead, when you run GAMS, you are notified that "the developer of the executable could not be identified".
If you upgrade to MacOS Catalina, you can use the following workaround to make GAMS run again:
- Launch GAMS (e.g. through GAMS Studio or the GAMS Terminal App) and you will be warned that the developer of the executable could not be identified.
- You get the options to cancel or move the executable to the bin. Click "Cancel".
- Now, you can allow execution anyway by going to "System Preferences" -> "Security&Privacy" -> In the section "General"/"Allow apps downloaded from" you can allow the problematic dylib/executable manually by clicking "Allow Anyway". This has to be done step by step for every dylib/executable you get warnings for. Each solver or GAMS utility or tool has its own set of libraries or executables, so this is a somewhat tedious process.
We are searching for a solution to this problem and will continue to make this a high priority until a resolution is found.
We recommend that all those using GAMS on a Mac keep the issue and process described above in mind when considering an update to macOS Catalina. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Your GAMS Team
On Monday, 7 Oct, Apple released macOS Catalina (10.15). At the moment, GAMS does not "just run" on this version of macOS. Instead, when you run GAMS, you are notified that "the developer of the executable could not be identified".
If you upgrade to MacOS Catalina, you can use the following workaround to make GAMS run again:
- Launch GAMS (e.g. through GAMS Studio or the GAMS Terminal App) and you will be warned that the developer of the executable could not be identified.
- You get the options to cancel or move the executable to the bin. Click "Cancel".
- Now, you can allow execution anyway by going to "System Preferences" -> "Security&Privacy" -> In the section "General"/"Allow apps downloaded from" you can allow the problematic dylib/executable manually by clicking "Allow Anyway". This has to be done step by step for every dylib/executable you get warnings for. Each solver or GAMS utility or tool has its own set of libraries or executables, so this is a somewhat tedious process.
We are searching for a solution to this problem and will continue to make this a high priority until a resolution is found.
We recommend that all those using GAMS on a Mac keep the issue and process described above in mind when considering an update to macOS Catalina. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Your GAMS Team