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Re: ps_start error on mac [message #85248 is a reply to message #85247]

Thu, 18 July 2013 10:16

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Petros Syntelis writes:

> I've just installed IDL, and coyote library on a mac, and i get this error
>
> IDL> ps_start
> % Keyword CMYK not allowed in call to: FSC_PSCONFIG::INIT
> % Error occurred at: PSCONFIG 313 /usr/local/ssw/gen/idl_libs/astron/coyote/psconfig.pro
> % PS_START 283 /usr/local/ssw/gen/idl_libs/astron/coyote/ps_start.pro
> % $MAIN$
> % Execution halted at: PS_START 283 /usr/local/ssw/gen/idl_libs/astron/coyote/ps_start.pro
>
> The installation on the /astron dir is not the default but a fresh coyote library.
> On my linux distro i never had such a prolbem.
> What might be the problem?

An IDL path problem in which an older version of FSC_PSCONFIG is getting
called, rather than the one you want. :-)

You are going to have to put the Coyote Library ahead of those (very)
old *other* Coyote Library routines to ever have a chance of getting
things to work. Here is how I solve these kinds of problems:

http://www.idlcoyote.com/code_tips/fixcoyoteprogram.php

Cheers,

David

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		ps_start error on mac By: Petros Syntelis on Thu, 18 July 2013 10:08
		Re: ps_start error on mac By: David Fanning on Thu, 18 July 2013 10:16
		Re: ps_start error on mac By: Petros Syntelis on Thu, 18 July 2013 10:48
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