Types of DIST Files

Primary DIST File Association

.DIST

File Name:	.dist
Type:	Mac OS X Distribution Script

A script used for customizing a Mac OS X software program installation. It is derived from the NeXTSTEP operating system and is created using PackageMaker but used in the Mac OS X Installer program.

Developer:	Apple
Function:	Compressed Files
Registry Key:	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dist

Software Programs That Open The Mac OS X Distribution Script:

MacroMates TextMate by MacroMates

Mac

Apple Installer by NeXT

Mac

Other DIST Descriptions

.DIST

File Name:	.dist
Type:	SAM Scoring Data

A scoring file associated with the Sequence Alignment and Modeling system (SAM) software. It lists sequence identifiers, lengths, as well as scores produced by hmmscore.

Developer:	Richard Hughey - Kevin Karplus - Anders Krogh
Function:	Data Files

Software Programs That Open SAM Scoring Data Files:

SAM (Sequence Alignment and Modeling) by Richard Hughey - Kevin Karplus - Anders Krogh

Compatible with:

Windows

Linux

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DIST Troubleshooting

Frequent DIST Opening Issues

MacroMates TextMate is Not Installed

If you attempt to load your DIST file, you experience a message such as "Can't Open DIST Files". If so, it typically means that you don't have MacroMates TextMate installed for %%os%%. This will prevent you from double-clicking to open the DIST file because the OS doesn’t know how to handle it.

Tip: If you don't have MacroMates TextMate installed, and you know of another program to open your DIST file, you can try opening it by selecting from the programs listed under "Show Apps".

MacroMates TextMate Requires Update

Your Mac OS X Distribution Script file is incompatible with MacroMates TextMate because you might have the wrong version installed. Installing the latest version of MacroMates TextMate from MacroMates is recommended. Your Mac OS X Distribution Script file was probably created by a newer release of MacroMates TextMate than what's currently installed your computer.

Tip: You can sometimes get hints about the right program version by right-clicking on the DIST file, selecting "Properties", and looking at the version information.

Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening DIST files are due to having the wrong version of MacroMates TextMate installed.

Additional DIST Opening Issues

Errors opening Mac OS X Distribution Script files can still occur even with the latest MacroMates TextMate software installed on your computer. There can be other issues - unrelated to software - preventing you from opening DIST files. These other problems include (listed in order from most to least common):

• Windows Registry DIST file paths that are incorrect
• Mistaken removal of the Windows registry DIST description
• Defective install of a DIST program, such as MacroMates TextMate
• Your DIST can't be loaded properly (file corruption)
• The DIST is infected with a virus
• Hardware related to DISTs has device driver corruption
• Windows cannot load your Mac OS X Distribution Script file due to insufficient resources (eg. RAM)