Thanks Graeme - the ppc version works fine on my intel machine, both command line and through the gui.
Magic! Cheers, Dave 2008/5/23 Graeme Winter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Dave, > > That is very odd - oh, I have just found something - I am using the > ppc version ;o) > > The ppc version works file on intel machines (some complex spell > casting that macs do I guess) so you may be better off downloading and > using that one: > > file `which pointless-1.2.16` > /Users/graeme/CVS/xia2/binaries/mac_386/pointless-1.2.16: Mach-O executable > ppc > > That one works fine on my machine - intel mac, 10.4.11 as is yours - > you should be fine then. Now I think on when I asked about this a > leopard was involved, so I ended up using this. > > Cheers, > > Graeme > > 2008/5/23 David Briggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Thanks Graeme, >> >> I tried 1.2.16, and got the same problem - the most recent version I >> can get to work is 1.2.10 - everything after that fails. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> 2008/5/23 Winter, G (Graeme) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Hi Dave, >>> >>> I have been using 1.2.16 on this platform for a long while now and it is >>> working fine - take a look at the MRC ftp site to see if you can get the >>> same binary: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/pub/pre >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Graeme >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> David Briggs >>> Sent: 23 May 2008 10:13 >>> To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK >>> Subject: [ccp4bb] Pointless Error. >>> >>> Morning all... >>> >>> I've just downloaded the newest version of pointless, 1.2.15, using the >>> mac osx intel binary. >>> >>> When I try and run it through the gui, it seems that my child gets hit >>> by some sort of bus error: >>> >>> >>> ************************************************************************ >>> *** >>> * Information from CCP4Interface script >>> ************************************************************************ >>> *** >>> The program run with command: pointless >>> has failed with error message >>> child killed: bus error >>> ************************************************************************ >>> *** >>> >>> >>> #CCP4I TERMINATION STATUS 0 "child killed: bus error" >>> #CCP4I TERMINATION TIME 23 May 2008 10:04:00 #CCP4I MESSAGE Task failed >>> >>> If I try and run it from the command line, I just get a bus error - my >>> child escapes unscathed this time - even if I just type pointless >>> without any commands... >>> >>> I'm using mac osX 10.4.11, and an intel powered machine. >>> >>> Has anybody got any fixes or suggestions for this? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> -- >>> ============================ >>> David C. Briggs PhD >>> Father & Crystallographer >>> http://www.dbriggs.talktalk.net >>> AIM ID: dbassophile >>> ============================ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ============================ >> David C. Briggs PhD >> Father & Crystallographer >> http://www.dbriggs.talktalk.net >> AIM ID: dbassophile >> ============================ >> > -- ============================ David C. Briggs PhD Father & Crystallographer http://www.dbriggs.talktalk.net AIM ID: dbassophile ============================
