This problem probably dates from when I updated my machine to Leopard It shouldn't be too difficult to build from source: the Makefile shuld (more or less) work
It will be in the imminent(ish) new CCP4 release 6.1 Phil > 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 > ============================ >
