Re: Problems with mathlink (and TWJ_ExtendGraphics)
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- Subject: [mg12956] Re: Problems with mathlink (and TWJ_ExtendGraphics)
- From: kevinl (Kevin Leuthold)
- Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 02:51:47 -0400
- Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
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Joel, Install[ "foo`name`" ] will try to install a program called foo/name.exe. I think renaming your program to mandelbrot.exe should solve the problem. Kevin Leuthold MathLink Group Wolfram Research Joel Cannon <cannon at alpha.centenary.edu> writes: >I am attempting to use use the mathlink binaries from Tom Wickham-Jones >book. Although everything seems to compile OK (one warning) it still >does not work. Hopefully someone can recognize what I have overlooked. >Here is what I have done: >I loaded down the newer packages from mathsource and am attempting to >use the Mandelbrot.nb package to test the use of the packages. I am >running V.3.0.2 on a Digital Alpha running DecUnix 4.0D. >Following the instructions, I installed the packages as recommended in >/usr/local/mathematica/AddOns/Applications ># pwd >/usr/local/mathematica/AddOns/Applications/ExtendGraphics >I execute the mcc command link found in the header of mandelbrot.tm >(received a warning that appears insignificant concerning long integers >and the alpha's 64 bit words). ># mcc -o mandelbrot mandelbrot.tm > typedef long double extended_ct; >------------------------^ >It produces a file mandelbrot. >However, when inside the Mandelbrot notebook, I exectute the >Needs[ExtendGraphics`Mandelbrot` I get the error message copied below: >In[1]:= >Needs[ "ExtendGraphics`Mandelbrot`"] >LinkConnect::"linkc": > "\!\(LinkObject[\(\"ExtendGraphics`mandelbrot`\", 2, 2\)]\) is dead; >\ attempt to connect failed." >MandelbrotImage::"fail": > "Installation of the MathLink binary mandelbrot failed. The binary >must \ be found for the functions to work." >I noticed that in the xwindow from which mathematica was launched I get >the following messages: >sh: mandelbrot: not found >sh: ExtendGraphics: not found >It appears that there may be a problem with path since both the >directory ExtendGraphics and the file mandelbrot (in ExtendGraphics) >are present. When I load a packgage that does not use mathlink such as >"ExtendGraphics`LabelContour`" it loads fine indicating that there is >not a problem with $Path. >Any suggestions people can give are greatly appreciated? Thanks. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Joel W. Cannon | (318)869-5160 Dept. of >Physics | (318)869-5026 FAX Centenary College of >Louisiana | P. O. Box 41188 | >Shreveport, LA 71134-1188 | > >