Labview Build Packed Library On Mac Run On Windows

  1. So if you build on a PC, you have to run on a PC. LabVIEW source code itself (the block diagram) is cross-platform compatible for the most part, but the compiled code is not. When you transfer a VI from a development environment of LabVIEW on a PC to a development environment of LabVIEW on a Mac, the Mac LV will recompile the code automatically.
  2. Mar 17, 2020  Static VI calls using Adaptive Inplaceness in a LabVIEW Packed Project Library (PPL) have slow execution time relative to VIs not built into a PPL. 525308 LabVIEW 2014 SP1 (32-bit) for Mac OS X contains the 64-bit version of the liblvexports.a file.
  3. Feb 04, 2020  I need to install LabVIEW Runtime Engine. How can I do this? Right Click Build Specifications and select. The LabVIEW Runtime Engine must be installed on any system where you plan to run executables or shared libraries built with the LabVIEW Application Builder. While it allows you to run applications, it doesn't allow you to develop them.
  4. Nov 16, 2010  Creating Labview callable DLLs on OSX. Whenever I try to load a successful build using the labview library function (i.e. Select it in the dialogue) it always says it's 'Not a valid library'. Does anyone know what the build requirements (compiler options, architecture, switches etc) are for a Mac shared library? There are a plethora of them.
  5. Take advantage of the free NI Icon Library to quickly create more professional UIs. Apply glyphs to controls and indicators to make your UI more user friendly and intuitive. Incorporate icon conventions in your own custom VI icons for higher code readability and to self-document code. Support Information For technical support using this package, contact the LabVIEW Tools N.

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Nov 14, 2013  Datatypes in Plugin-VIs in Packed Project Libraries Sign in to follow this. Building the packed library creates a new identifying information when you build the packed library, so, even though you have the same parent object, the identifying information for the parent object is different, so LabVIEW treats them as different objects, hence. Jan 11, 2017  Hi All, I have an application that uses PPL (Packed project library). During the build process of my application LabVIEW copies the PPL to build/My App Folder/data. I can run the application afterwards. If the PPL is deleted or moved later from this./data/ directory I no longer can run the app.


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LabVIEW packed project libraries are project libraries that package multiple files into a single file with a .lvlibp file extension. The top-level file of a packed library is a project library. By default, the packed library has the same name as the top-level project library.

You should build a packed library from VIs in a LabVIEW project for the following reasons:

  • When you build a stand-alone application, build time is shorter if portions of the stand-alone application are in packed libraries. Because a packed library is a precompiled file, it does not need to compile when you build the stand-alone application, shortening build time.
  • Because a packed library packages multiple files in a single file, fewer files deploy when you deploy the VIs in a packed library.
  • VIs that call exported VIs in a packed library can adapt to memory allocation changes so that you do not have to recompile the caller VIs.

Labview Build Packed Library On Mac Run On Windows 7

From the Project Explorer window, right-click Build Specifications and select New»Packed Library from the shortcut menu to display the Packed Library Properties dialog box and configure settings to build a packed library.

A packed library contains only LabVIEW files. By default, LabVIEW saves non-LabVIEW files to the same destination directory as the packed library. Select Support Directory in the Destinations list and change the path in the Destination path text box to change where LabVIEW saves non-LabVIEW files.

To replace a project library with a packed library in a project, right-click the project library and select Replace with a packed library from the shortcut menu. When you select Replace with a packed library, all caller VIs of the project library in the LabVIEW project update with the qualified names of the packed library.

Exported VIs in a Packed Project Library

When you open a packed library, you see only the exported LabVIEW VIs. Exported VIs are VIs in project libraries with a public access scope or VIs in LabVIEW classes with a public or protected access scope.

Note To create a packed library from a LabVIEW class, add the LabVIEW class to a project library and build a packed library from the project library.

To find the access scope of a file in a packed library, right-click the file from the project library and select Access Scope from the shortcut menu. You cannot change the access scope of files in a packed library unless you make changes from the LabVIEW project and then rebuild the packed library.

Types of Packed Project Library Builds

When you build a packed library, you can create it as a release build or a debug build.

A release build is the default build for a packed library. Create a packed library as a release build when you do not want to include block diagrams of the VIs in the library. If a VI is not a dialog box, you also can remove front panels on the Source File Settings page of the Packed Library Properties dialog box.

Note You cannot debug VIs in a packed library release build because the VIs do not have block diagrams.

Create a packed library as a debug build when you want to include block diagrams of the VIs. Use a debug build to debug issues in the packed library. Because you cannot save changes to VIs in an existing packed library, save the changes to the original VIs and then rebuild the packed library.

To create a debug build, place a checkmark in the Enable Debugging checkbox on the Advanced page of the Packed Library Properties dialog box.

Compatibility of Packed Project Libraries and Caller VIs

The following changes to a VI in a packed library require caller VIs to recompile:

  • Changing the connector pane pattern.
  • Changing the dynamic dispatch terminal on the connector pane.
  • Changing an input terminal to an output terminal or an output terminal to an input terminal on the connector pane.
  • Changing an optional input to required on the connector pane.
  • Changing the data types of inputs or outputs on the connector pane.
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If a VI calls a packed project library compiled for one target and you open the VI on another target that has a different operating system, the packed project library fails to load.

If a stand-alone application, a shared library, or a packed library calls a VI in a packed library, include the called packed library in the same directory as the other build specifications. When a build specification calls a VI in a packed library, you can replace the library with an updated version only if the connector panes of the updated packed library are compatible with the build specification.

If the connector panes of exported VIs in the packed library are not compatible with a VI in the build specification, rebuild the build specification with the caller VI after you rebuild the library.

When a change to a VI in a packed library impacts the compatibility of the connector panes, by default the caller VI adapts to the changes, which means that you do not need to recompile the VI that calls the library. If you want the caller VI to recompile, remove the checkmark from the Callers adapt at run time to Exported VI connector pane state checkbox on the Connector Pane State page of the Packed Library Properties dialog box.

(Real-Time Module) When a change to a VI in a packed library impacts the compatibility of the connector panes, by default you need to recompile the VI that calls the library. If you want the caller VI to run without recompiling when you change a VI in a packed library, place a checkmark in the Callers adapt at run time to Exported VI connector pane state checkbox on the Connector Pane State page of the Packed Library Properties dialog box.

Packed Project Library Properties

The packed library has the same properties as the top-level project library. Because you cannot modify a packed library without rebuilding, you cannot make changes to properties in the Project Library Properties dialog box. To display the Project Library Properties dialog box, open a packed library, right-click the .lvlibp file, and select Properties from the shortcut menu.

To update the Project Library Properties dialog box, make changes to the properties of the top-level project library and rebuild the packed library.

Note The Project Library Properties dialog box has different properties from the Packed Library Properties dialog box, with the exception of the Version Number. When you create a packed library, the Version Number on the Version Information page of the Packed Library Properties dialog box overrides the Version Number on the General Settings page of the Project Library Properties dialog box.

This document contains information about all patches available for the following LabVIEW products:

  • LabVIEW 2014 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) for Windows, OS X, and Linux
  • LabVIEW 2014 SP1 Run-Time Engine (32-bit and 64-bit) for Windows, OS X, and Linux


All issues fixed in each patch are listed in the tables below. NI strongly recommends that you install the latest patch to all LabVIEW 2014 SP1 installations.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f11

Note: The LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f11 patch drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. For more information about the changes to our OS support, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.

IDDescription
653897Make LabVIEW more robust when presented with corrupted resource files.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f10

Note: The LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f10 patch drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. For more information about the changes to our OS support, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.

Labview Build Packed Library On Mac Run On Windows 10

IDDescription
624957Memory corruption, usually resulting in an immediate crash, can occur when LabVIEW loads a file containing invalid data.
611315Queues, notifiers, rendezvous, and semaphores may return an unexpected timeout when used in particular ways. For more information, please see details regarding timeout behavior for these mechanisms in LabVIEW.
470197The Application Builder does not detect a naming conflict when VIs have exactly the same name but differ in capitalization.
517128The Preview Build functionality in the Application Builder will not detect a naming conflict when VIs have exactly the same name but differ in capitalization.
478801LabVIEW is unable to return to the calling VI when debugging a reentrant VI with the 'Suspend when called' execution setting enabled.
578871LabVIEW has the potential to crash when opening network ports in rapid succession on Linux systems.
635495Menus within the LabVIEW environment may not display correctly on systems with display scaling set to greater than 100%.
544526(OS X) LabVIEW has the potential to crash when you repeatedly and programmatically change the mouse cursor.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f7

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Note: The f7 patch is not applicable to the Mac and Linux Run-Time Engines (of any bitness).

IDDescription
512714LabVIEW built .NET assemblies do not marshall some clusters correctly on 64-bit platforms.
576778VIs configured as shared clones that are included in a PPL are displayed incorrectly as private VIs when using Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit.
478590In some scenarios, dynamically loading LabVIEW classes with ancestors requiring compilation will cause crashes or undesired behavior.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f6

Note: The f6 patch is only applicable to the 64-bit version of the LabVIEW 2014 SP1 Development Environment.

The user library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.Note: After you open the Library folder, you can drag the Library icon from the top of that window to the Dock, Side Bar, or toolbar. If it's necessary to access these files for Adobe-related troubleshooting, use one of the following methods to make the user library content visible.Method 1In the Finder, choose Go Go To Folder.In the Go To Folder dialog, type /LibraryClick Go.Method 2Hold down the Alt (Option) key when using the Go menu. Please look at the following solutions:Apple made the user library folder hidden by default with the 10.7 release. That way, it's readily accessible.Method 3The following method makes the user library folder permanently visible.Note: Adobe recommends that only advanced users use this method.Launch Terminal from Mac HD Applications Utilities.From within Terminal type the following command and press Return: chflags nohidden /LibraryEnter the system administrator password, if prompted, and press Return.Note: The System administrator password is not visible as you type it.Close Terminal for this change to take effect. Mac user library folder missing.

IDDescription
578899LabVIEW 64-bit Development Environment has the potential to crash while running certain RFmx examples. This occurs on 64-bit operating systems with Top-Down Memory Allocation enabled.

Note: In order to apply the change for CAR 578899 you need to recompile affected code.
This can be accomplished by force recompiling the affected VI hierarchy: <Ctrl+Shift> + Run Button.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f5

IDDescription
563825In certain rare cases, the Not A Number/Path/Refnum? function can cause LabVIEW 64-bit to crash; LabVIEW 32-bit is unaffected. Note: A recompile of the VI using the function is required to apply the fix.
564219Sometimes if RFmx continuously modifies the loading state of the UI thread a race condition can occur and potentially cause a crash.
552345In rare cases, updating an IMAQ indicator and a LabVIEW Listbox at a high rate in two different, but visible, VIs can cause LabVIEW to crash.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f3

IDDescription
530158In a specific case, the Array Max & Min primitive will output the minimum value from the Max Value output.
532975Loading the LabVIEW 2014 Run-Time Engine and the LabVIEW 2015 Run-Time Engine can cause LabVIEW to crash when it encounters minor internal warnings.
526540In specific cases, TestStand will receive error -18005 when passing a NULL pointer to LabVIEW.
526044On subsequent calls, VISA resource and DAQmx resource controls retain their original value when called using a COM interface, such as TestStand.
495612Static VI calls using Adaptive Inplaceness in a LabVIEW Packed Project Library (PPL) have slow execution time relative to VIs not built into a PPL.
525308LabVIEW 2014 SP1 (32-bit) for Mac OS X contains the 64-bit version of the liblvexports.a file.

Issues Fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1 f1

IDDescription
515530VeriStand 2014 can crash when closing the project after changing the system definition.
516999Under certain conditions, running VISA Session Monitor can cause LabVIEW to crash.
516679In certain cases the Array Max&Min primitive can cause LabVIEW to crash.
497256Calling a LabVIEW 2014 SP1 64-bit framework in an application linked with OSX 10.10 Yosemite SDK can cause a thread warning to occur.
511299Pressing escape on the Getting Started Window or Quick Drop in LabVIEW Mac OS causes a pop-up to appear. Selecting an item from this list can cause LabVIEW to crash.
519665LabVIEW can sometimes handle high priority user events incorrectly causing LabVIEW to crash.
408025LabVIEW has the potential to crash if there are more than 256 simultaneous event queues active at one time.
515844Using the Class Browser to select a class, which contains an accessor method via a property node, can cause LabVIEW to crash.

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