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Brian Arnold <Brian.Arnold@mathworks.com> wrote in message
<479136FA.3080705@mathworks.com>...
> Hi,
> 
> Let's troubleshoot:
> 
> - does the bin/maci directory contain a library
>    libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib?  If it does not,
>    then the MATLAB install is incomplete.  If it does,
>    something may be wrong with the file; continue:
> - what does 'file libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib' return?
>    If it does not return this:
>    "Mach-O dynamically linked shared library i386"
>    then the file is incomplete.  


libbost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib is there (80 KB) but it does
not return "Mach-O..." I get:

Last login: Sat Jan 19 12:13:05 on console
/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/maci/libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib
; exit;
dhcp-80c4af7b:~ stevensmith$
/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/maci/libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib
; exit;
-bash:
/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/maci/libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib:
cannot execute binary file
logout

[Process completed]


Thanks,
Steve





If it does, something else
>    is causing trouble; continue:
> - Is the file size around 70K?  (Use ls -l, or Get Info).
>    If it is significantly smaller, then the file is
>    incomplete.  If it is around 70K, continue:
> - what does 'nm libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib' return?
>    If it does not return a ton of symbols, then the file
>    is incomplete.  If it does, then I'm stumped.
> 
> For what it's worth, sometimes incomplete archives will
install 
> "correctly" but still do not produce a valid installation.
 If this is a 
> web download, or a copied installer, you may need to
re-download the 
> installer files, or install from the original DVD.
> 
> - Brian
> 
> Steve Smith wrote:
> > Did complete reinstall as Brian suggested and got the same
> > error report...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > "Steve Smith" <azalfalf@ag.arizona.edu> wrote in message
> > <fmlu0l$o9a$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> >> "Steve Smith" <azalfalf@ag.arizona.edu> wrote in message
> >> <fmjb5d$ael$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> >>> Just loaded R2007b on Intel dual Mac running Leopard
and it
> >>> will not launch. Icon pops up (w/ X11) & bounces. After 10
> >>> sec or so both stop bouncing but that's it. X11 is vers
> >>> 1.1.3. Java is ver 1.5
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Steve
> >> Installed X11 vers 2.0.1 and now Matlab quits directly upon
> >> opening yielding the following error report:
> >>
> >> Process:         MATLAB [129]
> >> Path:           
> >>
> >
/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/maci/MATLAB.app/Contents/MacOS/MATLAB
> >> Identifier:      com.mathworks.matlab
> >> Version:         ??? (???)
> >> Code Type:       X86 (Native)
> >> Parent Process:  launchd [64]
> >>
> >> Date/Time:       2008-01-16 14:10:43.422 -0700
> >> OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B18)
> >> Report Version:  6
> >>
> >> Exception Type:  EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
> >> Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
> >> Crashed Thread:  0
> >>
> >> Dyld Error Message:
> >>   Library not loaded: libboost_filesystem-1_33_1.dylib
> >>   Referenced from:
> >>
> >
/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/maci/MATLAB.app/Contents/MacOS/libmwmpath.dylib
> >>   Reason: image not found
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Steve
> >