# Vapor 3.7.0 doesn't launch on macOX 10.15.7

**URL:** <https://vapor.discourse.group/t/vapor-3-7-0-doesnt-launch-on-macox-10-15-7/233>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://vapor.discourse.group/t/vapor-3-7-0-doesnt-launch-on-macox-10-15-7/233 "2022-10-05T17:38:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adamko](https://vapor.discourse.group/u/adamko)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://vapor.discourse.group/t/vapor-3-7-0-doesnt-launch-on-macox-10-15-7/233/1 "2022-10-05T17:38:44Z")

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Hello,  
The newest version of Vapor doesn’t launch on macOS Catalina.  
 ![Screen Shot 2022-10-05 at 10.35.57 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/vapor/original/1X/90fa31bc45cb75207610f386cf882616cc04535d.png)

Apparently, the executable is trying to load libgeotiff.5.dylib from a location that doesn’t exist:  
(/usr/local/VAPOR-Deps/2019-Aug/lib/libgeotiff.5.dylib)

Process: vapor [91255]  
Path: /Applications/vapor\_3.7.0.app/Contents/MacOS/vapor  
Identifier: Vapor3  
Version: 3.7.0} (3.7.0.)  
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)  
Parent Process: ??? [1]  
Responsible: vapor [91255]  
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2022-10-05 10:35:48.962 -0700  
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.15.7 (19H2026)  
Report Version: 12  
Anonymous UUID: F9B2E3AF-02AD-9E12-8493-B24C7B9F6F5B

Time Awake Since Boot: 180000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0

Exception Type: EXC\_CRASH (SIGABRT)  
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000  
Exception Note: EXC\_CORPSE\_NOTIFY

Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x1] Library missing

Application Specific Information:  
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

Dyld Error Message:  
**Library not loaded: /usr/local/VAPOR-Deps/2019-Aug/lib/libgeotiff.5.dylib**  
Referenced from: /Applications/vapor\_3.7.0.app/Contents/MacOS/vapor  
Reason: image not found

Binary Images:  
0x10c4c1000 - 0x10c608ff7 +Vapor3 (3.7.0} - 3.7.0.) \<179C15C1-C945-36B8-8B07-EF252FF5C736\> /Applications/vapor\_3.7.0.app/Contents/MacOS/vapor  
0x10c738000 - 0x10c7effff +librender.dylib (0) /Applications/vapor\_3.7.0.app/Contents/lib/librender.dylib  
0x10c85c000 - 0x10c895ffb +libjpeg.dylib (0) \<33C401E2-E833-37F8-9E25-8F618CECA73B\> /Applications/vapor\_3.7.0.app/Contents/lib/libjpeg.dylib  
0x10c8a5000 - 0x10c90cfff +libtiff.dylib (0) /Applications/vapor\_3.7.0.app/Contents/lib/libtiff.dylib  
0x10fd25000 - 0x10fdb7267 dyld (750.7) \<9F48F7F8-94D0-3793-99B7-DDEF657EF956\> /usr/lib/dyld

Model: MacBookPro11,5, BootROM MBP114.0184.B00, 4 processors, Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 2.5 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 2.30f2  
Graphics: kHW\_AMDRadeonR9M370XItem, AMD Radeon R9 M370X, spdisplays\_pcie\_device, 2 GB  
Graphics: kHW\_IntelIrisProItem, Intel Iris Pro, spdisplays\_builtin  
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54343147533642465238412D50422020  
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54343147533642465238412D50422020  
AirPort: spairport\_wireless\_card\_type\_airport\_extreme (0x14E4, 0x152), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1615.7)  
Bluetooth: Version 7.0.6f8, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports  
Network Service: Display Ethernet, Ethernet, en6  
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0  
PCI Card: Apple 57761-B0, sppci\_ethernet, Thunderbolt@192,0,0  
PCI Card: pci11c1,5901, sppci\_ieee1394openhci, Thunderbolt@191,0,0  
PCI Card: pci12d8,400e, sppci\_usbopenhost, Thunderbolt@195,0,0  
PCI Card: pci12d8,400e, sppci\_usbopenhost, Thunderbolt@195,0,1  
PCI Card: pci12d8,400f, sppci\_usbehci, Thunderbolt@195,0,2  
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus  
USB Device: Hub  
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Display)  
USB Device: Apple Thunderbolt Display  
USB Device: Display Audio  
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus  
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad  
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller  
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 27.1  
Thunderbolt Device: Thunderbolt Display, Apple Inc., 1, 26.2

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**Author:** ![pearse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vapor.discourse.group/pearse/32/177_2.png) [@pearse](https://vapor.discourse.group/u/pearse)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://vapor.discourse.group/t/vapor-3-7-0-doesnt-launch-on-macox-10-15-7/233/2 "2022-10-05T23:06:29Z")

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Hi, thanks for reporting this. Could you try the new installer posted below?

[https://github.com/NCAR/VAPOR/releases/download/3.7.0/VAPOR3-3.7.0-Darwin.dmg](https://github.com/NCAR/VAPOR/releases/download/3.7.0/VAPOR3-3.7.0-Darwin.dmg)

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**Author:** ![adamko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adamko](https://vapor.discourse.group/u/adamko)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://vapor.discourse.group/t/vapor-3-7-0-doesnt-launch-on-macox-10-15-7/233/3 "2022-10-07T16:54:12Z")

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The new installer works!  
Thank you.
