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[IDV #KNP-408989]: Re: [idvusers] 20100115: IDV 2.8 available for download

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  • Subject: [IDV #KNP-408989]: Re: [idvusers] 20100115: IDV 2.8 available for download
  • Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:05:19 -0700
Hi Chris-

> I *think* it's 64-bit; it's an Intel Core 2 Duo chip.  How can I tell
> for sure?

I think on the Finder menu, there's a System Configuration menu (I'm at home 
and don't have access to a Mac, so don't know for sure).  If you can take a 
screen shot of that and send it along, that would be good.

Thanks.

Don

> On Jan 22, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> 
> > Hi Chris-
> >
> > We're still trying to track down this issue.   You are not the only
> > one to report this, but we are unable to reproduce it on our systems
> > which are all 64-bit.  Are you running on a 32-bit system?
> >
> > Don Murray
> >
> >> Yeah, I had already tried that.  There must be some other checks
> >> going
> >> on there, because it fails to open at all:
> >>
> >> macwork:IDV_2.8> open IDV.app
> >> LSOpenFromURLSpec() failed with error -10810 for the file /
> >> Applications/IDV_2.8/IDV.app.
> >>
> >> I also tried setting my administrator's account Java preferences to
> >> 1.6 and reinstalling IDV 2.8, but no improvement there.
> >>
> >> Here are my current Java settings:
> >>
> >> macwork:IDV_2.8> java -version
> >> java version "1.6.0_17"
> >> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_17-b04-248-9M3125)
> >> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.3-b01-101, mixed mode)
> >> (see also attachment below).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Also, if I uncheck the J2SE 5.0 boxes above, leaving only Java SE
> >> 6, I
> >> get the same error as when I change the 1.5 to 1.6 in Info.plist.
> >>
> >> I don't have JAVA_HOME or JDK_HOME set to anything.  Could that be a
> >> problem?
> >>
> >> Or is it looking for a 32-bit version of Java 1.6 and not finding it?
> >>
> >> And why would runIDV work just fine?
> >>
> >> On Jan 19, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hi again,
> >>>
> >>> I just came across this write up that mentions the java version:
> >>>
> >>> http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Java/Reference/Java_InfoplistRef/Articles/JavaDictionaryInfo.plistKeys.html
> >>>
> >>> Can you try editing the xml file:
> >>> <IDV install dir>/IDV.app/Contents/Info.plist
> >>> and changing the folowing:
> >>> <key>JVMVersion</key>
> >>> <string>1.5+</string>
> >>>
> >>> to:
> >>> <key>JVMVersion</key>
> >>> <string>1.6+</string>
> >>>
> >>> Or just copy the attached file over the installed file.
> >>>
> >>> -Jeff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ticket Details
> >>> ===================
> >>> Ticket ID: KNP-408989
> >>> Department: Support IDV
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Open<Info.plist>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Christopher Lynnes             NASA/GSFC, Code 610.2
> >> 301-614-5185
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: KNP-408989
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> --
> Christopher Lynnes             NASA/GSFC, Code 610.2
> 301-614-5185
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: KNP-408989
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open