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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: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:25:58 -0700
Hi Chris-

> Works!  Thanks!

I had to update the software that generates the installer.  We'll probably put 
out a 2.8u1 release this week.

I'll close the ticket.  Thanks for your patience.

Don

> On Jan 23, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> 
> > Hi Chris-
> >
> >> According to this thread:
> >> http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-82958.html
> >> if I am running Leopard on an Intel Core 2 Duo, it should run in 64-
> >> bit mode.
> >
> > Thanks for the information.  Could you try the nightly build at:
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly
> >
> > and let me know if that works (or not)?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Don
> >> On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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: Closed