Re: Running Math Kernel Alone in OS X
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- Subject: [mg33524] Re: Running Math Kernel Alone in OS X
- From: dseaman at seaman.cc.purdue.edu (Dave Seaman)
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 03:44:59 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Purdue University
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In article <a7jtvn$fto$1 at smc.vnet.net>, Hans Havermann <hahaj at rogers.com> wrote: >I'm trying to do a memory-sensitive calculation using Mathematica >4.1.5 on Mac OS 10.1.3. It appears that in OS X the Math Kernel is >hidden from view. So, is it possible to do the calculation in the >Kernel *without* also running the front end? Open a Terminal window and create a Shell script to invoke the kernel directly. Mine is called "math" and it looks like this: #!/bin/sh unset DISPLAY /Applications/Mathematica\ 4.1.app/Contents/MacOS/MathKernel "$@" Your pathname may vary. I include the "unset DISPLAY" because Mathematica attempts to use Motif graphics if there is a DISPLAY set, but this doesn't work (I have XDarwin installed and running). Without the DISPLAY, the kernel correctly uses Terminal graphics. I don't know whether you are Unix-aware, so I'll add that once you have created the script, you should make it executable (chmod a+x math) and place it in your local "bin" directory (or put it in /usr/local/bin, if you know about "sudo"). Then do a "rehash" so the shell will be able to find the new command. After that, type "math" and you should see something like: Mathematica 4.1 for Mac OS X Copyright 1988-2001 Wolfram Research, Inc. -- Terminal graphics initialized -- In[1]:= -- Dave Seaman dseaman at purdue.edu Amnesty International says Mumia Abu-Jamal decision falls short of justice. <http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/2001/usa12192001.html>