[scilab-Users] cannot get any Scilab 5.x version starting on my Intel iMac

[Sylvestre Ledru]

Hello,


Le mercredi 17 novembre 2010 à 20:37 +0000, Heinz Nabielek a écrit :
> SciLab and Mac friends: 
> I cannot get any Scilab 5.x version starting on my Intel iMac 10.6.5. 
> A Scilab 5.2 beta version had  worked at one time, but not any more. 
> Starting error messages are shown below.
> Help greatly appreciated. Heinz
> 
> Process:         scilab-bin [1396]
> Path:            /Applications/scilab-5.2.2.app/Contents/MacOS/bin/scilab
> Identifier:      org.scilab.modules.jvm.Scilab
> Version:         ??? (???)
> Code Type:       X86 (Native)
> Parent Process:  sh [1371]
> 
> Date/Time:       2010-11-14 16:06:49.876 +0100
> OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.5 (10H574)
> Report Version:  6

We are aware of the recurring issues under Mac OS X. 
This is due to an important change from Apple in the way their JVM is
shipped.
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-SW1

I heard that if you go in the Java Preferences menu on your system and
you change the order of the JVM, it might fix your problem.

Sylvestre



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