Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:40:41 +0100 From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org> To: Vijay Kaul <vijaykaul@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Matlab Message-ID: <511E6509.9090703@coosemans.org> In-Reply-To: <511E01BA.20307@coosemans.org> References: <CAOgC9Oi=Mt-tgjQpzmGJGS9gYiS5RsEtPVhP4X=viSKh9tz%2Bpw@mail.gmail.com> <511E01BA.20307@coosemans.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iF4EAREIAAYFAlEeZQ4ACgkQfoCS2CCgtiufsAD9HiUZQgOeBoKiEHRap1E5GdOw ZbxQ6qDYwxBpGkll6FMA/jenngGjXLyFSIH8jz1gZbJAJrg0EpWfYOrc6Lg8vy3C =OXKw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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