[Bug 1314646] Re: scilab fails to launch on powerpc

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

this is causing getfem++ FTBFS
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/getfem++/4.2.1~beta1~svn4482~dfsg-3/+build/5939307

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Title:
  scilab fails to launch on powerpc

Status in “openjdk-7” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “scilab” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  On amd64:
  $ scilab -nw -e 'quit;'
  Scilab 5.5.0 (Apr 17 2014, 10:06:10)

  On powerpc:
  $ scilab -nw -e 'quit;'
  Could not create a Scilab main class. Error:
  Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
  	at javax.media.opengl.GLProfile.<clinit>(GLProfile.java:83)
  	at org.scilab.modules.gui.SwingView.<init>(Unknown Source)
  	at org.scilab.modules.gui.SwingView.registerSwingView(Unknown Source)
  	at org.scilab.modules.core.Scilab.<init>(Unknown Source)
  Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Incompatible MachineDescriptions:
   Static MachineDescriptionStatic: X86_32_UNIX(1): MachineDescription: runtimeValidated false, littleEndian true, 32Bit true, primitive size / alignment:
    int8    1 / 1, int16   2 / 2
    int     4 / 4, long    4 / 4
    int32   4 / 4, int64   8 / 4
    float   4 / 4, double  8 / 4, ldouble 12 / 4
    pointer 4 / 4, page    4096
   Runtime MachineDescription: runtimeValidated true, littleEndian false, 32Bit true, primitive size / alignment:
    int8    1 / 1, int16   2 / 2
    int     4 / 4, long    4 / 4
    int32   4 / 4, int64   8 / 8
    float   4 / 4, double  8 / 8, ldouble 16 / 16
    pointer 4 / 4, page    4096
  	at com.jogamp.common.os.Platform.<clinit>(Platform.java:227)
  	... 4 more

  Scilab cannot create Scilab Java Main-Class (we have not been able to
  find the main Scilab class. Check if the Scilab and thirdparty
  packages are available).

  
  Not sure if the bug is in Scilab or in Openjdk.

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