Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:35:43 -0500 From: Vijay Kaul <vijaykaul@gmail.com> To: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Matlab Message-ID: <CAOgC9OigPyd7uQ4ZHzJQVKEEqZZML9XYnAQt9MX9mFmWV0KdSA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51310F25.9070404@coosemans.org> References: <CAOgC9Oi=Mt-tgjQpzmGJGS9gYiS5RsEtPVhP4X=viSKh9tz%2Bpw@mail.gmail.com> <511E01BA.20307@coosemans.org> <511E6509.9090703@coosemans.org> <CAOgC9OjB5kVfFp_EO-R8Tfmu=oy-j6_UBpYVFPmqHqJ2Jv_NcQ@mail.gmail.com> <51310F25.9070404@coosemans.org>
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On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org> wrote: > On 01-03-2013 21:07, Vijay Kaul wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org> wrote: >>> On 15-02-2013 10:36, Tijl Coosemans wrote: >>>> On 14-02-2013 22:42, Vijay Kaul wrote: >>>>> I was wondering if anyone has had any recent (or not-so-recent) >>>>> experience installing Matlab on FreeBSD/PC-BSD? (Yes, I know about >>>>> octave.) >>>>> >>>>> I'm not entirely new to *nix, but I'm novice enough that I can't seem >>>>> to get this to work. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps the shortest and simplest solution would be if Mathworks own >>>>> installer would function, but that runs as a Java Web Start >>>>> application, and I can't seem to get that working in Opera, Firefox, >>>>> or Konqueror. >>>>> >>>>> The automatic rout having failed, I've downloaded the files manually, >>>>> and I've tried to run the install script; however, it's failed as >>>>> well. I found this site: >>>>> <http://matrossi.blogspot.com/2011/08/installing-matlab-2011a-on-freebsd.html>, >>>>> which claims installation instructions for PC-BSD8.2 boiling down to: >>>>> open up the shell scripts and take /bin/sh --> /compat/linux/bin/sh. >>>>> Well, that seems to help a bit, but it also fails because the install >>>>> script determines my architecture to be x68, while the downloads are >>>>> for (what they call) a64. (My system is indeed a 64-bit system. >>>>> Perhaps the above instructions were for an x86 system.) >>>>> >>>>> I feel like if I could modify the install script sufficiently, the >>>>> install would work. My bash scripting is weak, though, and I worry >>>>> about screwing up my system and/or the installation. There are only a >>>>> few functions in there that are looking for architecture type, usually >>>>> with the output from uname. I think fixing those would work...? >>>>> >>>>> Could anyone help me get past this point? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance! And please, if there's any info I can provide that >>>>> would be helpful, please just let me know. >>>>> >>>>> Output of uname -a: >>>>> FreeBSD pcbsd-8517 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #2: Tue Nov 27 >>>>> 03:45:16 UTC 2012 >>>>> root@darkstar:/usr/obj/pcbsd-build90/fbsd-source/9.1/sys/GENERIC amd64 >>>>> >>>>> The install script in question: <http://pastebin.com/QkEH1vkF>; >>>> >>>> Try creating this link: >>>> >>>> ln -s ../usr/bin/expr /compat/linux/bin/expr >>>> >>>> Without this link Linux scripts run the FreeBSD expr which isn't fully >>>> compatible. >>> >>> And also, the Linux compatibility layer is 32bit so you need the x86 >>> version of Matlab. >>> >> >> Oh, I didn't realize that Linux on FBSD was 32 bit. Thanks for >> pointing that out. BTW, mathworks has stopped releasing new 32-bit >> versions of matlab for linux, but you can still get R2012a for 32-bit >> linux. >> >> Regarding the linking advice.... I have a /bin/expr and >> /compat/linux/usr/bin/expr. My naivety is showing, but if I did >> >> ~> ln -s /usr/bin/expr /compat/linux/usr/bin/expr > > That's not the same command as above. You're right. I didn't understand at first, but I think the command you suggested assumed that the working directory was /compat/linux/bin. > >> don't I also need to edit my path so that the script would find my >> link before finding the built-in FBSD command? Currently, my path >> begins: /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin: >> .... So I think the script would still use '/bin/expr'. > > Under Linux compat the order becomes: > > 1: /compat/linux/sbin/expr > 2: /sbin/expr > 3: /compat/linux/bin/expr <- You need to create this as a link to 7 > 4: /bin/expr <- FreeBSD expr > 5: /compat/linux/usr/sbin/expr > 6: /usr/sbin/expr > 7: /compat/linux/usr/bin/expr <- Linux expr > 8: /usr/bin/expr > ... I don't have #s 1, 2, 5, 6, or 8. I have created 3 as a link to 7. (And, of course, still have 4.) This does, indeed, clear up any errors from expr! Thanks!! <snip> The next issue is the java errors given. A brief linux install guide I was given instructed: ... (2) install Sun/Oracle java and plugin (32-bit) and you may actually need to use one or two versions back from the current version (depending on what's in the repositories anyway) I have, currently, installed the "OpenJDK b27" PBI (recall I'm really on PC-BSD). Any tips or suggestions on where to find and how to install Oracle's Java? Why might I need an older version of Java? (Maybe they mean going back to JRE 6?) How would I know? (I ask about where to get Java, since Oracle claims only to support "linux", and the handbook doesn't seem to have a section on it. I'm wondering if there's a right and wrong way to go here.) The Java exceptions I see are at <http://pastebin.com/GJCnEXfR>. If I can get all this done, and get matlab working, I'd love to contribute the write-up to the Handbook. It's matlab installation information is, um, dated, though I hope the post-install information has remained accurate.
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