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Re: [Debathena] #662: matlab from "MIT Software" does work, but
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Prengel)
Tue Jan 17 13:22:57 2012
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From: Alex Prengel <alexp@MIT.EDU>
To: Debathena Trac <debathena@MIT.EDU>
Cc: geofft@MIT.EDU, kcarnold@MIT.EDU, kaduk@MIT.EDU, alexp@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:22:52 -0500
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On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 03:07 +0000, Debathena Trac wrote:
> #662: matlab from "MIT Software" does work, but hackishly
> --------------------+-----------------------------------
> Reporter: geofft | Owner:
> Type: defect | Status: new
> Priority: low | Milestone: The Distant Future
> Component: -- | Resolution:
> Keywords: | Upstream bug:
> --------------------+-----------------------------------
>
> Comment (by kaduk):
>
> alexp had expressed some concern that nothing from the MIT software menu
> worked, but I confirmed on a real-live production machine that mathematica
> works, today.
> Matlab, however, does not.
>
> If I attempt to 'gathrun matlab matlab -desktop' manually, I see
> {{{
> w-a-thornhump-iii:~> gathrun matlab matlab -desktop
> wrapper(Matlab): server returned error: Key generator out of range
> }}}
> Which looks vaguely like an "out-of-licenses" error, but that seems odd
> for this time of IAP.
>
The "key generator out of range" error is caused by time being off on
the machine Matlab is being run on. It's a byproduct of Matlab running
under the MIT software license wrapper.
Alex
