CarbonLib Problems

[John C. Welch]

On 8/14/07 15:19 PM, "Karl Kuehn" <larkost at softhome.net> wrote:

>> I have several programs, like all the PalmDesktip programs and HP
>> all-in-one printer programs, which all suddenly show me the
>> following kind of error message before quitting:
>> 
>> The application "SomeApplication" could not be launched because of
>> a shared library error:
>> "2<SomeApplication><CarbonLib><CFMPriv_OSServices><>"
> 
> This sounds vaguely like the problem that one of the iTunes updaters
> cause by munging the prebinding database. The Carbon linker was
> especially impacted by the problem. The solution to that problem was
> to re-run prebinding, most often by running the most recent combo
> update.

I've seen similar errors from Illustrator when its permissions were pooched,
but it can also mean you need to reinstall the OS.

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