[Scilab-users] Troubleshooting Scilab 6.1-branch installation on Mac Big Sur

[Stéphane Mottelet]

Hi,

Le 11/12/2020 à 19:20, jvulpillieres a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> I downloaded and installed Scilab-branch-6.1 on MacOS Big Sur 11.0.1 from
> https://antispam.utc.fr/proxy/2/c3RlcGhhbmUubW90dGVsZXRAdXRjLmZy/www.utc.fr/~mottelet/scilab_for_macOS.html
> Install process and Apple checking went smoothly. As mentioned, the needed
> Java Runtime Edition should be downloaded the first time I open Scilab.
This is not the case because you already have installed a JRE (but 
unfortunately the wrong one, see below).
>
> But the only thing I get when opening Scilab for the 1st time is a Mac OS
> error message:
> /« warning: failed to load external entity "/Library/Internet"
> warning: failed to load external entity
> "Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/../Info.plist" (1) » /
> and Scilab doesn't launch further.
>   
>
> I downloaded and installed a recent version of JRE but it doesn’t help.
> /julien at Julien-MacBookPro MacOS % /usr/libexec/java_home -V
> Matching Java Virtual Machines (1):
>      1.8.271.09 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java" /Library/Internet
> Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home
> /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/

Seems that this is an Oracle JRE. You won't be able to run Scilab with 
it. Remove it from the system and let Scilab download itself the 
AdoptOpenJDK JRE at first run.

S.

>   
> I will be grateful for any help,
>
> Julien de Vulpillières
> IT teacher
>
>
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