[vtkusers] new user attempting install on mac OSX

Tue Apr 22 07:21:36 EDT 2003

Am Freitag, 18.04.03 um 15:00 Uhr schrieb Adrian Umpleby:

>> so i followed the mayavi build instructions. everything went fine. i   
>> tested vtk-usage using mayavi's included python test-script. fine.  
>> then  when i start mayavi (whatever way) i get a segmentation fault.
>
> Can you 'gdb' that to get a stack trace?
>

so this is what gdb tells me when importing mayavi with the python  
interpreter.

(~) % gdb /Applications/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/python
GNU gdb 5.3-20021014 (Apple version gdb-250) (Sat Dec  7 02:14:27 GMT  
2002)
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This GDB was configured as "powerpc-apple-macos10".

warning: Couldn't find library name in dyld_resolve_load_flag.

warning: Couldn't find library name in dyld_resolve_load_flag.
Reading symbols for shared libraries .... done
(gdb) run
Starting program: /Applications/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/python
[Switching to process 595 thread 0xb03]
..starting up
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries  
..................................................... done
original argc=1
original argv[0] = "/Applications/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/python"
modified argc=1
modified argv[0] = "/Applications/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/python"
Python 2.2.2 (#2, Mar 26 2003, 10:45:21)
[GCC 3.1 20020420 (prerelease)] on darwin
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
running sitecustomize.py
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
 >>> import Tkinter
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
 >>> import mayavi
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done

Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
0x90004aa4 in szone_malloc ()
(gdb) bt

[...]

#4170 0x003d1670 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7a4e40, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x90004a44, args=0x3, argcount=0, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0,  
defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2595
#4171 0x003d4194 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x5e010, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x28022248) at Python/ceval.c:481
#4172 0x003f28cc in PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx (name=0x311b68 "Z\035",  
co=0x7a4e40, pathname=0x8b6f0 "") at Python/import.c:505
#4173 0x003f56a0 in load_source_module (name=0x0, pathname=0xbfffcec0  
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/python2.2/site- 
packages/mayavi/Common.pyc", fp=0x44dba0) at Python/import.c:787
#4174 0x003f30fc in load_module (name=0xbfffd880 "mayavi.Common",  
fp=0xa0006ba0, buf=0xbfffd380  
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/python2.2/site- 
packages/mayavi/Common.py", type=-2139062144) at Python/import.c:1371
#4175 0x003f41bc in import_submodule (mod=0x91820, subname=0x83  
<Address 0x83 out of bounds>, fullname=0xbfffd880 "mayavi.Common") at  
Python/import.c:1910
#4176 0x003f3c48 in load_next (mod=0x91820, altmod=0x0,  
p_name=0xbfffd887, buf=0xbfffd880 "mayavi.Common", p_buflen=0xbfffdc90)  
at Python/import.c:1766
#4177 0x003f5a20 in import_module_ex (name=0x0, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x28022248, fromlist=0x442794) at Python/import.c:1617
#4178 0x003f4ce8 in PyImport_ImportModuleEx (name=0x30c574 "Common",  
globals=0x31ef80, locals=0x31ef80, fromlist=0x442794) at  
Python/import.c:1658
#4179 0x003c8dc0 in builtin___import__ (self=0x5e010, args=0x42) at  
Python/bltinmodule.c:40
#4180 0x00378ea4 in PyObject_Call (func=0x5e010, arg=0x42,  
kw=0x28022248) at Objects/abstract.c:1688
#4181 0x003d24dc in PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords (func=0x8f370,  
arg=0x2f4640, kw=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:3058
#4182 0x003cfdd8 in eval_frame (f=0x85f750) at Python/ceval.c:1843
#4183 0x003d1670 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x2f4640, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x90004a44, args=0x7540b0, argcount=0, kws=0x0, kwcount=0,  
defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2595
#4184 0x003d4194 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x5e010, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x28022248) at Python/ceval.c:481
#4185 0x003f28cc in PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx (name=0x7539c0 "Z",  
co=0x2f4640, pathname=0x8b6f0 "") at Python/import.c:505
#4186 0x003f56a0 in load_source_module (name=0x8f370 "",  
pathname=0xbfffe080  
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/python2.2/site- 
packages/mayavi/__init__.pyc", fp=0x44dba0) at Python/import.c:787
#4187 0x003f30fc in load_module (name=0xbfffef10 "mayavi",  
fp=0xa0006b48, buf=0xbfffe540  
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/python2.2/site- 
packages/mayavi/__init__.py", type=-2139062144) at Python/import.c:1371
#4188 0x003f5934 in load_package (name=0xbfffef10 "mayavi",  
pathname=0x765ec0 "") at Python/import.c:844
#4189 0x003f3258 in load_module (name=0xbfffef10 "mayavi", fp=0x0,  
buf=0xbfffea10  
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/python2.2/site- 
packages/mayavi", type=-2139062144) at Python/import.c:1394
#4190 0x003f41bc in import_submodule (mod=0x442794, subname=0x6b  
<Address 0x6b out of bounds>, fullname=0xbfffef10 "mayavi") at  
Python/import.c:1910
#4191 0x003f3c48 in load_next (mod=0x442794, altmod=0x0,  
p_name=0xbfffef10, buf=0xbfffef10 "mayavi", p_buflen=0xbffff320) at  
Python/import.c:1766
#4192 0x003f5a20 in import_module_ex (name=0x0, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x28022248, fromlist=0x442794) at Python/import.c:1617
#4193 0x003f4ce8 in PyImport_ImportModuleEx (name=0x2f99e4 "mayavi",  
globals=0x9c7e0, locals=0x9c7e0, fromlist=0x442794) at  
Python/import.c:1658
#4194 0x003c8dc0 in builtin___import__ (self=0x5e010, args=0x42) at  
Python/bltinmodule.c:40
#4195 0x00378ea4 in PyObject_Call (func=0x5e010, arg=0x42,  
kw=0x28022248) at Objects/abstract.c:1688
#4196 0x003d24dc in PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords (func=0x8f370,  
arg=0x91c20, kw=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:3058
#4197 0x003cfdd8 in eval_frame (f=0x85f750) at Python/ceval.c:1843
#4198 0x003d1670 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x91c20, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x90004a44, args=0x917a0, argcount=0, kws=0x0, kwcount=0,  
defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2595
#4199 0x003d4194 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x5e010, globals=0x42,  
locals=0x28022248) at Python/ceval.c:481
#4200 0x004005f4 in run_node (n=0x917a0, filename=0x42 <Address 0x42  
out of bounds>, globals=0x321860, locals=0x442794, flags=0x0) at  
Python/pythonrun.c:1079
#4201 0x003ffb70 in PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags (fp=0x91c20,  
filename=0x8f370 "", flags=0x8b6f0) at Python/pythonrun.c:590
#4202 0x003ff950 in PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags (fp=0x2ed5d4,  
filename=0x91810 "", flags=0x42f97c) at Python/pythonrun.c:526
#4203 0x00401054 in PyRun_AnyFile (fp=0xa0000cd4, filename=0x42  
<Address 0x42 out of bounds>) at Python/pythonrun.c:489
#4204 0x00002778 in Py_Main (argc=9748, argv=0x0, filename=0x2614  
".\005") at ../../Mac/Python/macmain.c:667
#4205 0x000025f0 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff97c) at  
../../Mac/Python/macmain.c:568
#4206 0x0000226c in _start (argc=9748, argv=0xbffff97c,  
envp=0xbffff984) at /SourceCache/Csu/Csu-45/crt.c:267
#4207 0x000020ec in start ()
(gdb)

> So you don't find it hangs when you try to 'import vtk' in python? Or  
> 'package require vtk' in tclsh?
>
no hangs!

>> i have aqua tkinter in the  python framework and that works. and also  
>> the python interpreter.
>
> Where (and when) did you get Tkinter for Aqua?
>

i mean i have Tcl/TkAqua working with Tkinter. following the  
instructions found at  
http://www.astro.washington.edu/owen/InstallingPythonOnJaguar.html

bye
Tobias