[scilab-Users] Scilab on OS X Snow leopard

[Sylvestre Ledru]

If you could send me a copy, it would be indeed helpful.
Anyway, could you try to start "Preferences Java" and put the Java SE 6
on the top of the list ?

We did some minor changes here and since Apple has it own way of
managing new releases, this might be a cause...

Sylvestre

Le mardi 11 mai 2010 à 19:09 -0400, Hiroaki Misono a écrit :
> 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
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