| Re: IDL on win7 crashing [message #75260] |
Thu, 24 February 2011 07:43  |
Doug Edmundson
Messages: 58
Registered: November 2005
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On 2/23/11 3:16 PM, R.G. Stockwell wrote:
> I have started using a code base that requires a batch file to set
> variables, and start up IDLDE under windows 7.
> IDL> help,!version
> ** Structure !VERSION, 8 tags, length=104, data length=100:
> ARCH STRING 'x86_64'
> OS STRING 'Win32'
> OS_FAMILY STRING 'Windows'
> OS_NAME STRING 'Microsoft Windows'
> RELEASE STRING '8.0'
> BUILD_DATE STRING 'Jun 17 2010'
> MEMORY_BITS INT 64
> FILE_OFFSET_BITS
> INT 64
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> However, for some reason, this causes IDL to crash on startup most of
> the time (about 80%). IDL has the splash screen come up, then start the
> progress bar that goes about 20% across, then it is gone - nonresponsive.
>
> The batch file is quite simple, it set's some environment variables,
> then executes "start idlde".
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> I can see no material difference in starting IDL in this batch command,
> or 'normally' from the icon. The same env variables are set, I then
> execute the same startup routines.
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> Is this a known problem? any ideas on how to go about fixing it? Does
> this require a bug report to be filed?
>
> cheers,
> bob
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Hi Bob,
I've not come across this one yet, so please file a report with tech.
support. Or, send the batch file to me and I'll try it and log a bug
report as well, regardless of whether or not I can reproduce it.
For 8.1, we've tried to improve stability and I think we've made some
progress. The bad news on most of these problems is that they're really
hard to reproduce. Hopefully the problem you see is 80% reproducible
for me too.
Cheers,
Doug
ITT VIS
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| Re: IDL on win7 crashing [message #75268 is a reply to message #75260] |
Wed, 23 February 2011 15:09  |
Gray
Messages: 253
Registered: February 2010
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On Feb 23, 5:16 pm, "R.G. Stockwell" <noem...@please.com> wrote:
> I have started using a code base that requires a batch file to set
> variables, and start up IDLDE under windows 7.
> IDL> help,!version
> ** Structure !VERSION, 8 tags, length=104, data length=100:
> ARCH STRING 'x86_64'
> OS STRING 'Win32'
> OS_FAMILY STRING 'Windows'
> OS_NAME STRING 'Microsoft Windows'
> RELEASE STRING '8.0'
> BUILD_DATE STRING 'Jun 17 2010'
> MEMORY_BITS INT 64
> FILE_OFFSET_BITS
> INT 64
>
> However, for some reason, this causes IDL to crash on startup most of the
> time (about 80%). IDL has the splash screen come up, then start the
> progress bar that goes about 20% across, then it is gone - nonresponsive.
>
> The batch file is quite simple, it set's some environment variables, then
> executes "start idlde".
>
> I can see no material difference in starting IDL in this batch command, or
> 'normally' from the icon. The same env variables are set, I then execute
> the same startup routines.
>
> Is this a known problem? any ideas on how to go about fixing it? Does
> this require a bug report to be filed?
>
> cheers,
> bob
Well, you could start up IDL from the icon and add some SETENV
commands to your startup file...
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| Re: IDL on win7 crashing [message #75343 is a reply to message #75268] |
Thu, 24 February 2011 17:09 |
R.G.Stockwell
Messages: 163
Registered: October 2004
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"Gray" wrote in message
news:a58fc3da-7164-44dc-aebb-d41d6ca70c4a@8g2000prt.googlegr oups.com...
> Well, you could start up IDL from the icon and add some SETENV
> commands to your startup file...
I have actually done something similar, just set the env variables in
windows. and I moved all the startup stuff into my usual startup.pro.
However, I still have the problem of it IDL crashing very often. I need to
look into it quite a bit more.
cheers,
bob
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| Re: IDL on win7 crashing [message #75344 is a reply to message #75260] |
Thu, 24 February 2011 16:51 |
R.G.Stockwell
Messages: 163
Registered: October 2004
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> "Doug Edmundson" wrote in message news:ik5uat$a5u$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> On 2/23/11 3:16 PM, R.G. Stockwell wrote:
> ..
>> However, for some reason, this causes IDL to crash on startup most of
>> the time (about 80%). IDL has the splash screen come up, then start the
>> progress bar that goes about 20% across, then it is gone -
>> nonresponsive.
> ...
> Hi Bob,
> I've not come across this one yet, so please file a report with tech.
> support. Or, send the batch file to me and I'll try it and log a bug
> report as well, regardless of whether or not I can reproduce it.
> For 8.1, we've tried to improve stability and I think we've made some
> progress. The bad news on most of these problems is that they're really
> hard to reproduce. Hopefully the problem you see is 80% reproducible
> for me too.
> Cheers,
> Doug
> ITT VIS
ok Doug, thanks. However, I have a feeling that it isn't the batch file,
but something in the different paths (and whatever else) that is being
loaded. I will try to distill the problem.
One data point, when try to open a second IDL session, I get the 'workspace
in use' dialog first, then it will crash. So whatever it is, it happens
after that point.
cheers,
bob
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