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flawlessdistortion
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 Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: Matlab 7.1 R14 SP3 installation problems |
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Hey guys, I'm trying to install matlab on gentoo x86_64 2.6.14-r5. My system has gcc-3.4.4 & glibc-2.3.5-r2. NPTL and NPTL only use flags were enabled. Here is the ouput...
| Code: | /mnt/cdrom/install* -t
awk: cmd. line:2: BEGIN { found = 0; extra = 9; min = 24; default = 24 }
awk: cmd. line:2: ^ syntax error
awk: cmd. line:6: if (nrows < min) nrows = default
awk: cmd. line:6: ^ syntax error
awk: cmd. line:12: END { if (found == 0) print (default - extra) }
awk: cmd. line:12: ^ syntax error
awk: cmd. line:12: END { if (found == 0) print (default - extra) }
awk: cmd. line:12: ^ syntax error
awk: cmd. line:2: (FILENAME=- FNR=1) fatal: division by zero attempted in `%'
/mnt/cdrom/unix/update/install/license.sh: line 132: [: 1: unary operator expected
/mnt/cdrom/unix/update/install/main.sh: line 156: /mnt/cdrom/unix/update/bin/glnxa64/xsetup: No such file or directory
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I have sent mathworks my proof of student status (which is pending) but I believe you are still able to install the software before fully registering with them. I read some of the past threads regarding matlab installation, but no one else has had my specific error codes. However, past installation problems have been identified as
NPTL - one solution has been to recompile glibc with NPTL but not NPTLONLY
glibc - mathworks says up to 2.3.2 is supported; I have 2.3.5
permissions - has to with mounting the cdrom drive with exec in fstab; I dont have this problem
graphical install - it didn't work for me, so I tried the alternative which is /mnt/cdrom/install* -t ... Does anyone know what you need on your system for this to work?
other problems?
Well thanks for reading this, and I hope someone can help me out cause I really don't want to have to boot XP in order to run matlab. |
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Moriah
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:08 am Post subject: |
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I think you may have found a bug, although whether it is matlab's bug or gentoo's or awk's or yours remains to be argued. It appears that the word default is being interpreted as a reserved word by your installation of awk. Obviously this was not the desired intention of the matlab people.
man awk says: | Code: | If gawk is configured with the --enable-switch option to the configure command, then it accepts an addi-
tional control-flow statement:
switch (expression) {
case value|regex : statement
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[ default: statement ]
} |
So I suspect that your awk was configured with this option. Apparently the awk at matlab was not. I would probably argue that this is a matlab bug, but the obvious workaround is to just edit the word default to something else; may I suggest their_fault instead? 
So "default" is de fault, as dey say on de south side...
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flawlessdistortion
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-TDGR6.html?solution=1-TDGR6
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Is there a Student Version of MATLAB that supports a 64-bit processor?
Problem Description:
I would like to know if I can use my 64-bit processor to run any Student Version of MATLAB. I also want to know why MATLAB Student Version crashes after the splash screen when trying to run on my 64-bit processor.
Solution:
There are no current Student Versions of MATLAB that support a 64-bit processor.
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WTF?!? Well, nice of them to tuck this detail away on some obscure tech solution!! Why the hell isn't there a note of this under the system requirements page, where it states that x86_64 is supported? And why would there not be 64bit support for the student version if they have it for the *full* version?!?! GOD!!!! |
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Moriah
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:24 am Post subject: |
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First off, you ought to be able to run the 32-bit version in compatibility mode.
Second off, that tech memo was dated last July. They might support it now.
I would still try my little edit on that awk script... 
Finally, like they say, "You get what you pay for." And the corollary: "And you pay for what you get!" 
Isn't there a free/open solution to do the same kinds of things?
Or do you specifically need Matlab[TM] because some instructor requires it?
Finally, on the pragmatic side, what does the full version cost anyway, as compared to the el cheapo starving student version?
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flawlessdistortion
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: |
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| hmm yeah, I think i'll have to run the 32-bit version. So do I have to set up a 32-bit chroot? The whole reason why I bought matlab is because a lot of the books for my courses (i'm a EE) use matlab to illustrate examples, and it would be nice to have something to kinda make the stuff more interesting ya know. In any case, I will call tech support to see what they say, and to let them know that their website should be a little more clear about 64-bit support. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:11 am Post subject: |
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If you do not absolutely have to have the official matlab[TM], then a quick google reveals:
http://www.scilab.org/
And guess what: | Code: | ezra ~ # emerge -s scilab
Searching...
[ Results for search key : scilab ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* sci-mathematics/scilab
Latest version available: 2.7-r3
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 9,895 kB
Homepage: http://www.scilab.org/
Description: Scientific software package for numerical computations, Matlab lookalike
License: scilab
ezra ~ # |
You might want to check this out, and maybe save that money for a hot date or something. 
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, I think i'll give matlab another shot and try to get the 32-bit binary to work. If I still run into problems, I'll see if I can get my money back. And I will definitely check out scilab. Thanks! |
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DeadlyMuffin
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I had the same problem. I found this page: http://bbs2.ustc.edu.cn/cgi/bbsgcon?bn=Linux&fn=G4251318b&num=1261
it looks like the -glnx86 flag is what you need, so it'll do a 32 bit install instead of trying to do a 64 bit install and crapping out.
Hope that helps, it worked for me. Running Matlab 7 on my amd64 right now. |
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Gentoo on AMD64
