Has anyone succeeded in using the OpenGL mountain lion profiler?

Question

When you run the OpenGL profiler on mac os X mountain lion, the "attach to application" list remains empty .

Launching the application is possible, but then, trying to open the OpenGL driver monitor, I get: "Could not start or attach (null) to the application" message.

I use:

• xcode 4.5
• openGL profiler from Graphics Tools (downloaded from Apple Dev)

I tested this on two different macbook pro.

Edit: The version of the graphical tools for using Xcode I m does not seem to be the last available. Unfortunately, this is the only one I get from Apple Dev! screenshot

Am I missing something?

Solved: I used the wrong (not updated) Apple dev account to access the download page. I had no warnings or error messages, just the files for downloading were outdated.

I want Apple to add a simple message such as “Warning: you are logged in with an expired account. Keep in mind that you are NOT accessing the latest resources.”

Thank you all for your help. I could spend a whole week with this stupid mistake.

Ps: I can not answer the question myself, because I do not have enough reputation.

Edit: I managed to get a more recent file, but now it seems to me that it is NOT the last.

Edit: I finally got the August version of the graphical tools for Xcode , but I have to admit that I don't understand the Apple dev account management logic.

The file version I get is https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ :

• Fresh free developer account → March . Graphics for Xcode
• ios paid developer account → June Graphic utilities for Xcode
• old developer account (not updated paid ios program) → August Graphic Tools for Xcode

Answer 1

I just installed the new OpenGL Profiler (version 4.7 (3)) (Graphics Tools for Xcode - August 2012) on my new MacBook Pro Retina with Xcode 4.5 and Mountain Lion, and it works without any problems.

Graphic tools can be found at https://developer.apple.com/resources/ (OSX → Downloads):

I tried profiling GLFW using OpenGL 3.2 (the main profile) and Google Chrome, working with some WebGL materials. And both things worked as expected.

Edit: Now I have successfully tried running the profiler on another MBP (end of 2011), also using Mountain Lion and again with success. I did not follow Apple’s environment setup guide as TheAmateurProgrammer suggested, but I believe the OpenGL Profiler does this behind the scenes when it says “Enable” in the dialog box below (appears when the program starts). One of the minor things is that profile programs should start after enabling OpenGL Profiler Attaching.

I also managed to profile Firefox working with WebGL, but Safari gave some problems.

Answer 2

Follow Apple's guide to set up the environment required to use the OpenGL Profiler.