Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:08:17 GMT From: Willem van Engen <wvengen@stack.nl> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/71555: how to run matlab on 5.2 Message-ID: <200409101008.i8AA8HOL064594@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200409101010.i8AAAKf3050273@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 71555
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: how to run matlab on 5.2
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
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>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 10 10:10:20 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Willem van Engen
>Release: 5.2-CURRENT
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD jeremy 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #0: Wed Jul 21 10:00:48 CEST 2004 root@jeremy:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/JEREMY i386
>Description:
Following FreeBSD's handbook procedure to get matlab running doesn't work here on 5.2-CURRENT with linux_base-7.1_7, giving many errors like:
[: -ne: unary operator expected
both trying to start the license manager and matlab. License manager cannot be run, and matlab doesn't start because of that.
>How-To-Repeat:
on 5.2-CURRENT with linux_base-7.1_7, install matlab using the installer. Follow procedure of FreeBSD's handbook for running it on FreeBSD, try to start the license manager (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/flexlm.sh).
>Fix:
0. Skip the handbook's license manager startup section (sorry guys)
1. brandelf -t Linux the binaries in $MATLABROOT/etc/glnx86
2. Remove scripts $MATLABROOT/etc/lm*
3. Create symlink from glnx86/lm_boot to $MATLABROOT/etc/lm_boot.
4. Create new startup script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/flexlm.sh as shown below
5. chmod +x of script. like handbook says
6. Run `/usr/local/etc/rc.d/flexlm.sh start`
[note: it still needs some su-wrapping for running it as a normal user]
I'm not sure if this is the Right Way (tm) to run it, but at least it works, independently from linux_base version (as it completely bypasses shell scripts and starts the binaries directly).
I'll forward this pr to freebsd-emulation too.
--- begin flexlm.sh ---
#!/bin/sh
# Verified for matlab R12
MATLABROOT=/usr/local/matlab
LICENSE=$MATLABROOT/etc/license.dat
case "$1" in
start)
# Now start daemon. Logging is still an issue
if [ -f $MATLABROOT/etc/glnx86/lmgrd ]; then
$MATLABROOT/etc/glnx86/lmgrd -c $LICENSE && echo 'MATLAB_lmgrd'
fi
;;
stop)
# Quit 'm
if [ -f $MATLABROOT/etc/glnx86/lmdown ]; then
$MATLABROOT/etc/glnx86/lmdown -c $LICENSE -q && echo 'MATLAB_lmgrd'
fi
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
--- end flexlm.sh ---
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