Unable to run Scilab on Debian Testing x64.

tuckthetux · 03-03-2019, 09:53 AM

Hello!
I installed Scilab via terminal. Installation was fine and 3 menus got created 1. Scilab 2. Scilab Advanced CLI 3. Scilab CLI. But none of them worked! So, I uninstalled and installed it again via Synaptic. Same results as above. Uninstalled again, updated system and installed again via Synaptic, but still no gain. Running scilab in terminal gives following output

Code:

$ scilab
A fatal error has been detected by Scilab.
Please check your user-defined functions (or external module ones) should they appear in the stack trace.
Otherwise you can report a bug on http://bugzilla.scilab.org/ with:
 * a sample code which reproduces the issue
 * the result of [a, b] = getdebuginfo()
 * the following information:
[zwx:30983] Signal: Segmentation fault (11)
[zwx:30983] Signal code: Address not mapped (1)
[zwx:30983] Failing at address: (nil)
 
Call stack:
   1: 0x444108 < >                              (/usr/lib/scilab/libsciast.so.6)
   2: 0x4442c4 < >                              (/usr/lib/scilab/libsciast.so.6)
   3: 0x444584 < >                              (/usr/lib/scilab/libsciast.so.6)
   4: 0x4448bc <defineSCIHOME>                  (/usr/lib/scilab/libsciast.so.6)
   5: 0x4455de <SetScilabEnvironment>           (/usr/lib/scilab/libsciast.so.6)
   6: 0x1b2be0 <StartScilabEngine>              (/usr/lib/scilab/libscilab-cli.so.6)
   7: 0x2350   <main>                           (/usr/bin/scilab-bin)
   8: 0x2409b  <__libc_start_main>              (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6)
   9: 0x2dda   < >                              (/usr/bin/scilab-bin)
End of stack

On the other hand, downloading the Scilab package from its website and running

Code:

./bin/scilab

works just fine. But doing this repetitively is tedious at best.

How can I get Scilab running by installation method?
Thank you!

Brains · 03-03-2019, 10:45 PM

Debian Testing has kind of been frozen for a few days now, when I open synaptic, there is absolutely nothing available for install. I changed my sources from "testing" to "buster" yesterday and same thing, nothing available for installation.

Perhaps something wrong with my local mirror?
Buster is about to bust loose to stable designation which is typically why testing get's frozen.

So...either you installed from repositories a while back, or from another version of Debian?
or haven't done an update in a while.
Can't figure out how you can install something and I can't

descendant_command · 03-03-2019, 11:29 PM

Seems to be there ... https://packages.debian.org/search?k...ll&section=all

This bug report seems relevant:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugr...cgi?bug=884033

Brains · 03-03-2019, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by descendant_command

Seems to be there ... https://packages.debian.org/search?k...ll&section=all

This bug report seems relevant:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugr...cgi?bug=884033

Have you tried an update? To see if there is anything available in Synaptic after updating.
Because all I got yesterday was around 10 packages of updates after upgrade command, but nothing available for new installations.

descendant_command · 03-03-2019, 11:48 PM

Code:

root@goldendawn::~# aptitude show scilab
Package: scilab                          
Version: 6.0.1-7
State: not installed
Priority: optional
Section: math
Maintainer: Debian Science Team <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Uncompressed Size: 307 k
Depends: scilab-cli (>= 6.0.1-7), scilab-full-bin
Recommends: scilab-doc (= 6.0.1-7)
Suggests: scilab-doc-fr (= 6.0.1-7), scilab-doc-pt-br (= 6.0.1-7), scilab-doc-ja (= 6.0.1-7)
Description: Scientific software package for numerical computations
 Scilab is a matrix-based scientific software package. Scilab contains hundreds of built-in mathematical functions, rich data structures (including polynomials, rationals, linear systems,
 lists, etc...) and comes with a number of specific toolboxes for control, signal processing, ... 
 
 This package also provides Xcos, a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated. Stable and efficient solution for
 industrial and academics needs, Xcos provides functionalities for modeling of mechanical systems (automotive, aeronautics...), hydraulic circuits (dam, pipe modeling...), control systems, etc.
 Modelica capabilities are also provided. 
 
 For a minimum version of scilab, install package "scilab-cli".
Homepage: https://www.scilab.org
Tags: field::electronics, field::mathematics, field::physics, field::statistics, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::fortran, implemented-in::java, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
      role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::tk, use::analysing, use::learning, works-with::image, x11::application

Brains · 03-03-2019, 11:50 PM

Because when Testing is frozen, nothing get's done, halted. Focus is on putting together final configuration for Stable release.

descendant_command · 03-03-2019, 11:52 PM

No new version upgrades - only bug squashing.
So this RC bug should be fixed by release (or the package will be removed).

hydrurga · 03-04-2019, 01:40 AM

Just a note that once your original command line installation attempt failed, installing through Aptitude wasn't going to make a difference. They are both ways of doing exactly the same thing in this regard.

Brains · 03-05-2019, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brains

Because when Testing is frozen, nothing get's done, halted. Focus is on putting together final configuration for Stable release.

Well, funny how all three of my Debian derivatives, Mint, Debian Testing, and Ubuntu had nothing available in Synaptic for install. I must of managed to do updates when the 2 local mirrors they use were being updated or something, twice over a three day stretch. Apt downloaded metadata both times and there were updates, but nothing for install.

Because Debian Testing/Buster is not supposed to hit full freeze till Mar. 12th. But got a list of available software now, one mirror for Mint still produced nothing but updates so switched to another and got a list of available stuff.