fcompxe_2016.0.033.dmg installation problem...

[Daniel_Gandolfo]

I work on mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and right now, I use intel fortran composer_xe_2015 without problem. I wanted to download the initial release of composer_xe_2016, which I am allowed to use without renewing my Licence. Unfortunately, I face an installation problem and following the advice of Jill from Intel(R) Developer Zone support, I submit this problem here with the hope to get some hints to solve it...

1) I downloaded successfully the m_fcompxe_2016.0.033.dmg archive, expanded it, then it shows a m_fcompxe_2016.0.033 installer.

When I launch the installer, it asks whether I want to open this application coming from internet (to which I answer yes).

Then, unexpectidly the installer immediately shuts off and nothing happens….

2) I tried another alternative. I went in the /Volumes directory where the archive resides and tried to start manually the installer :

sudo ./install.sh

the command fails with the following error message :

./install.sh: line 616:  4329 Segmentation fault: 11  "$pset_engine_binary" --TEMP_FOLDER="$temp_folder" $params $root_nonroot 2> /dev/null

It seems there happens some temporary folder problem that the archive is not able to access...

I disabled Apple System Integrity Protection (stupid locks Apple put in their system...) but this didn't help...

Is this a known problem ? Any hint to solve it ?

Thank's in advance,

Daniel.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I know we had an issue with El Capitan with 16.0.0. Try 16.0.1.

[Daniel_Gandolfo]

Hi Steve,
 
thank you for answering. Unfortunately, I cannot download and install 16.0.1. because for this I have to renew my Licence,
which I can’t do right now…
 
So, it seems the problem comes from El Capitan, right ?
 
Any workaround welcome, if there exists one….
 
Have a nice day,
 
Daniel.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Yes, the problem was created by an incompatible change Apple made in El Capitan. This happens often, and Apple does not give us enough time to test and resolve issues before releasing new versions or updates. The workaround I have been given has not been tried, but you are welcome to try it and let me know what happens.

The .dmg contains a .rpm file which itself contains a number of .tgz files. The idea is to unpack those .tgz files into a directory. I think there will also be some sort of install.sh file or something like that. (I don't have a Mac available to test this on,) You would then run the install script.

Sorry if the details seem hazy - I wasn't given much here. The issue is fixed in Update 1.

[Daniel_Gandolfo]

Thank's Steve for advice.

I followed your idea, unpacked all .tgz from .dmg and tried to run install.sh (as administrator) but unfortunately the same error shows up...

OK, I'll give up since I am not specialist in makefiles for installations.

Best,

Daniel.