There is a chapter about installing and running Linux software in the FreeBSD handbook. In 10.5 they describe installation of Matlab 6.5. May be that helps.
Norbert > -----Original Message----- > From: Rodolphe Conan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:48 PM > To: Norbert Koch > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Matlab7 (R14) > > > I have installed it using the matlab install > script : /usr/compat/linux/bin/sh install! > > ROd > > On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 18:24 +0200, Norbert Koch wrote: > > > I am running FreeBSD 5.3 with linux_base-8 installed. > > > I have installed the linux version of Matlab 7 (R14) and now > when I start > > > matlab 7 I have this warning message: > > > /compat/linux/usr/local/Matlab/bin/matlab: line 1: /lib/libc.so.6: > > > cannot execute binary file > > > Any idea what does it mean? > > > Matlab start anyway but I cannot make 3D > > > surface plots (A simple mesh(zeros(20)) will run forever taking all my > > > cpu!!) or even a simple help linspace will freeze matlab? > > > > How did you install it? > > May be, Matlab tries to run some executable, which is > > not marked as Linux executable. See brandelf(1). > > You could try to run Matlab under ktrace(1) and check > > for exec system calls. > > > > Norbert > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"