Error message trying to communicate with KStars on macOS

[hans at lambermont.dyndns.org]

Hi Paul,

While I do not have a Mac,

Paul Rodman wrote on 20241009:
> I'm trying to communicate with KStars on macOS using the dbus-send app embedded in the macOS KStars application bundle. When I try and send a command using a terminal shell command:
> 
>     /Applications/kstars.app/Contents/MacOS/dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.kde.kstars /KStars org.kde.kstars.setTracking boolean:true

Try without the --system as when I add that it does not work for me either :

dbus-send --system --dest=org.kde.kstars --print-reply /KStars org.kde.kstars.lookTowards string:"M 51"
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.kde.kstars was not provided by any .service files

while without it it works :

dbus-send --dest=org.kde.kstars --print-reply /KStars org.kde.kstars.lookTowards string:"M 51"
method return time=1728509575.541906 sender=:1.717 -> destination=:1.721 serial=43 reply_serial=2

Though all this might still be unrelated to the error message you get.

-- Hans

> I get this message:
> 
>     Failed to open connection to "system" message bus: Socket name too long
> 
> What am I doing wrong? How can I determine the "socket name" to figure out why it might be too long?
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> Paul