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Bus error in IDL 6.3 on Mac OS X [message #65204]

Sun, 15 February 2009 16:55

Raul
Messages: 4
Registered: February 2009

Junior Member

Hello,

I am currently using IDL6.2 on a Mac OSX 10.4.11 and for long I have
been using programs with the tv command without problems, but now when
I try to run them, IDL crashes and exits with a "bus error". I looked
on Google for some info about this and I came across a website
describing "Bus error in IDL 6.3 on Mac OS X". After reading it I
checked the issue of my display variable. I only have one monitor and
the display variable is :0.0 (and I am still using IDL 6.2)

This behavior started on friday (2/13/09) after I installed the
following software updates:
- Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 8 v1.0
- Security Update 2009-001 (PowerPC) v1.0

Could these updates have change something affecting my IDL6.2
installation? Has somebody else experience this? Does anybody knows if
there is a easy way to fix this?

Thanks,

Raul

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Re: Bus error in IDL 6.3 on Mac OS X [message #65278 is a reply to message #65204]

Wed, 25 February 2009 09:25

gschneider55
Messages: 1
Registered: February 2009

Junior Member

I had this same problem: "buss error" when doing an X display in idl
6.3 (or 6.4)
on a MAcOS 10.4.11 machine after doing the very recent security and
java updates
from apple. I had noted that my X11.app had a new modification date
after that
software update, so presumed it had gotten "updated" as well. I
reloaded/installed
the X11 1.1.3 2006 Update ("down-date") from the Apple web site at:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/x 11update2006113.html
and now all is well.

-Glenn Schneider

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Re: Bus error in IDL 6.3 on Mac OS X [message #65279 is a reply to message #65204]

Wed, 25 February 2009 08:52

sarkae0405
Messages: 1
Registered: February 2009

Junior Member

On Feb 15, 7:55 pm, Raul <rmjuber...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am currently using IDL6.2 on a Mac OSX 10.4.11 and for long I have
> been using programs with the tv command without problems, but now when
> I try to run them, IDL crashes and exits with a "bus error". I looked
> on Google for some info about this and I came across a website
> describing "Bus error in IDL 6.3 on Mac OS X". After reading it I
> checked the issue of my display variable. I only have one monitor and
> the display variable is :0.0 (and I am still using IDL 6.2)
>
> This behavior started on friday (2/13/09) after I installed the
> following software updates:
> - Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 8 v1.0
> - Security Update 2009-001 (PowerPC) v1.0
>
> Could these updates have change something affecting my IDL6.2
> installation? Has somebody else experience this? Does anybody knows if
> there is a easy way to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raul

Even though it's a patch to address a 10.5 issue, I've installed it on
several systems now and it's fixed the problem:

http://www.ittvis.com/services/techtip.asp?ttid=4284

I'd love to know if it will cause any further problems however.

This was after installed the Security Update, and without
"downgrading" or whatever.

-M

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