[scilab-Users] Scilab on OS X Snow leopard

[Gary Nelson]

I am running 5.2.2 on my MacBookPro with OS-X Snow Leopard. I don't use the terminal, but open it from the Applications folder and then invoke editor.
It works fine
Gary Nelson


On May 11, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Hiroaki Misono wrote:

> Hi Sylvestre, 
> 
> When I opened Scilab from Terminal, identical symptoms occurred (dock icon bouncing and hanging there until force-quit).
> I didn't get any error messages.
> Though when I force-quitted Scilab, an error report (to be sent to Apple) shows up.
> Let me know if you want a copy of it.
> 
> While I was waiting for Scilab to start-up (well, it didn't at the end), there was a line showed up in Console saying "Error checking symlink for the target jvm"
> By the way, I have tried Scilab 5.2.1 (and its nightly builds) and 5.2.2, and nothing has worked so far.
> I have installed java SE 1.4, 5.0, and 6.0 and played with Java Preference, but no luck.
> 
> Now I can see that some people have the same or similar issue.
> Hope you can find a workaround.
> 
> Best,
> 
> 
> Miso
> 
> 
> P.S. I use Scilab on Windows XP (on Parallels) and love it. I would love it more if I can run it natively on Mac because it is very slow on the emulator.....
> 
> 
> 
> On May 11, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Sylvestre Ledru wrote:
> 
>> Le mardi 11 mai 2010 à 18:31 -0400, Hiroaki Misono a écrit :
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have been trying to run Scilab-5.2 on a Macbook with OS X 10.6.3.
>>> When I launched it, the icon showed up in the Dock and bounced for a
>>> while.
>>> Then it stopped and nothing happened afterwards.
>>> I had to force quit to remove it fro the Dock.
>>> My student has a Macbook Pro with the same OS, and somehow Scilab runs
>>> on hers?
>>> Could anyone help me to figure out what I am missing here?
>> What happens when you start Scilab from a terminal ? Do you get any
>> error message ?
>> 
>> We have a few errors reports about Scilab 5.2.2 under Mac OS X 10.6.3
>> but we haven't been able to reproduce it. So any information which might
>> help are most welcome!
>> 
>> Sylvestre
>> 
>> 
> 
> Miso
> (Hiroaki Misono)
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> 
> 

Gary Nelson
gnelson at quantasonics.com



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