| Re: IDL has problem with X windows on OS X 10.4 [message #50228 is a reply to message #50227] |
Sat, 16 September 2006 18:47  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724 Registered: August 2001
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ZMY writes:
> I recently got the IDL student version and installed it on my MacBook
> (2 G Intel Core Duo, OS X 10.4.7). The installation was smooth (but I
> think I left X11 running at the same time). When I first started idl it
> reported below:
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> IDL Student Edition 6.2, Mac OS X (darwin ppc m32). (c) 2005, Research
> Systems, Inc.
> % X windows protocol error: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such
> operation).
> Installation number: 001.
> Licensed for use by: IDL Student Version
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
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> But I can still plot using X windows. However, after I restarted my
> computer and try idl again, I don't get the plot but some report saying
> X windows doesn't work... But I restarted it again and it works
> normally although still with the same message above (i.e. protocol
> error ...)
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> I am wondering what problem could this be... Is this related to Intel
> processor? since the IDL seems to be built for PPC?
I wonder if this article explains you problem:
http://www.dfanning.com/tips/maccrash.html
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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