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Re: Using IDL via MacX Macintosh server [message #2136 is a reply to message #2084]

Wed, 25 May 1994 06:47

fredrick
Messages: 5
Registered: February 1994

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In article <2rbdas$aes@hacgate2.hac.com> 8015@sbjse0.sbrc.hac.com (Mike Schienle) writes:
> In article <tonym.1119587059A@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov>,
> Tony Mannucci <tonym@lurleen.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>> Frequenct crashes
>
> Well, it's not a whole lot of words, but it says plenty...
>
> Anyway, here are some of the things that I do while trying to keep MacX and
> IDL from killing each other (and me from killing either of them):
>
> 1. Do my best not to exit IDL. Unfortunately, some things seem to be
> unrecoverable and cannot be remedied with the "retall" and
> "xmanager" calls.
>
> . Switch to eXodus. (unconfirmed)

We switched to eXodus for this and other reasons and have enjoyed success
as far as the IDL/Mac crashes go. However, the important thing seems to
be not to use the window manager that comes with either MacX, eXodus, or
in the case of PC's, XVision. Rather, we run "mwm" from the server which
runs IDL -- once we started doing that we haven't experienced a single IDL
related crash.

> 3) Don't develop using widgets, images or graphics.

We are able to develop using widgets, images, and so forth with eXodus
running "mwm" from the UNIX server.

> I. Develop colorful language for when all of the above makes no
> difference and the all-mighty computer gods decide I need a break.

I still use #I liberally :-) but can no longer blame the Macintosh
environment for my IDL programs' failures.

--Tim Fredrick (fredrick@acd.ucar.edu)
Ntl Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307-1000

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		Re: Using IDL via MacX Macintosh server By: 8015 on Tue, 17 May 1994 14:35
		Re: Using IDL via MacX Macintosh server By: fredrick on Wed, 25 May 1994 06:47
		Re: Using IDL via MacX Macintosh server By: tonym on Wed, 25 May 1994 09:19
		Re: Using IDL via MacX Macintosh server By: tonym on Wed, 19 October 1994 15:29
		Re: Using IDL via MacX Macintosh server By: lindaas on Wed, 09 November 1994 16:09

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