10:17 p.m.
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:16:28 +0200
From: Sven Schreiber <svetosch(a)gmx.net>
Subject: [Gretl-users] Re: gretl crashed when reformatting the model
table
To: gretl-users(a)gretlml.univpm.it
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Am 20.04.20 um 10:06 schrieb Fred Engst:
> Hi Allen and others,
> Item 1:
> Today I found a repeatable crash.
> Gretl crashed either
> 1) when I open a session file and tried to add more models to the model table and
then tried to open the table, or
> 2) After clearing the model table, putting a few model in it, then tried to reformat
the table after it was opened.
>
> Attached is the crash report.
Is this with a very recent snapshot? Then it could be fallout from
another fix that Allin applied in that area because of another Mac problem.
> Item 2:
> I have encountered a strange behavior of gretl.
> Once I create a gnupot, I can zoom to the area that I wanted to see.
> However, once I save the graph as an icon, any further zooming attempt will result in
an error:
> "Failed to open file '/Users/fred/.gretl/gretltmp.png': No such file or
directory”.
> so I closed the graph, and then open it by clicking on the icon, once more I can
zoom.
> Is this to be expected?
Certainly not expected. Is it a new problem or have you just tried it
for the first time?
thanks
sven
Hi Sven,
Sorry for not responding to your post earlier. The whole "Gretl-users Digest, Vol
159, Issue 10" was in my junk-mail box before I rescued it.
Back to your question, yes, I just tried it for the first time.
Today I had 3 instance of gretl opened, each with a different dataset.
In one of them, when I tried to save a graph to icon view, the error was:
"/Users/fred/.gretl/gpttmp.CoumQp: No such file or directory”.
On another instance of gretl, when I tried to save a graph, the error was:
"/Users/fred/.gretl/gpttmp.BvLVkQ: No such file or directory”.
On the 3rd instance of gretl, an attempt to save a graph resulted in:
"/Users/fred/.gretl/gpttmp.ndV74m: No such file or directory”.
So I opened a new instance of gretl, and it worked fine in saving a graph to icon view.
In this instance of gretl, my attempt to zoom after I had saved the graph to icon view
failed with the same error message:
"Failed to open file '/Users/fred/.gretl/gretltmp.png': No such file or
directory”.
This time, I closed the graph, and double clicked the graph icon, and then the zoom
worked.
So I went back to one of the 3 instances where I wasn’t able to save a graph to icon view.
This time, instead of trying to save the graph I produced yesterday, I created a new
graph, and it worked.
I tried in other instances of gretl also, and I was able to save all newly created graphs,
but not the ones I created before.
Could it be that once my mac goes to sleep, something changed when it wakes up?
Best,
Fred
12:54 a.m.
New subject: A strange and seems to be random behavior of gretl with graphs.
On May 3, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Fred Engst <engst.uibe(a)gmail.com
<mailto:engst.uibe@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:16:28 +0200
> From: Sven Schreiber <svetosch(a)gmx.net <mailto:svetosch@gmx.net>>
> Subject: [Gretl-users] Re: gretl crashed when reformatting the model
> table
> To: gretl-users(a)gretlml.univpm.it <mailto:gretl-users@gretlml.univpm.it>
> Message-ID: <c0e1f066-8108-bf4b-2976-70f73c26dfc2(a)gmx.net
<mailto:c0e1f066-8108-bf4b-2976-70f73c26dfc2@gmx.net>>
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> Am 20.04.20 um 10:06 schrieb Fred Engst:
>> Hi Allen and others,
>> Item 1:
>> Today I found a repeatable crash.
>> Gretl crashed either
>> 1) when I open a session file and tried to add more models to the model table and
then tried to open the table, or
>> 2) After clearing the model table, putting a few model in it, then tried to
reformat the table after it was opened.
>>
>> Attached is the crash report.
>
> Is this with a very recent snapshot? Then it could be fallout from
> another fix that Allin applied in that area because of another Mac problem.
>
>> Item 2:
>> I have encountered a strange behavior of gretl.
>> Once I create a gnupot, I can zoom to the area that I wanted to see.
>> However, once I save the graph as an icon, any further zooming attempt will
result in an error:
>> "Failed to open file '/Users/fred/.gretl/gretltmp.png': No such file
or directory”.
>> so I closed the graph, and then open it by clicking on the icon, once more I can
zoom.
>> Is this to be expected?
>
> Certainly not expected. Is it a new problem or have you just tried it
> for the first time?
>
> thanks
>
> sven
>
Hi Sven,
Sorry for not responding to your post earlier. The whole "Gretl-users Digest, Vol
159, Issue 10" was in my junk-mail box before I rescued it.
Back to your question, yes, I just tried it for the first time.
Today I had 3 instance of gretl opened, each with a different dataset.
In one of them, when I tried to save a graph to icon view, the error was:
"/Users/fred/.gretl/gpttmp.CoumQp: No such file or directory”.
On another instance of gretl, when I tried to save a graph, the error was:
"/Users/fred/.gretl/gpttmp.BvLVkQ: No such file or directory”.
On the 3rd instance of gretl, an attempt to save a graph resulted in:
"/Users/fred/.gretl/gpttmp.ndV74m: No such file or directory”.
So I opened a new instance of gretl, and it worked fine in saving a graph to icon view.
In this instance of gretl, my attempt to zoom after I had saved the graph to icon view
failed with the same error message:
"Failed to open file '/Users/fred/.gretl/gretltmp.png': No such file or
directory”.
This time, I closed the graph, and double clicked the graph icon, and then the zoom
worked.
So I went back to one of the 3 instances where I wasn’t able to save a graph to icon
view. This time, instead of trying to save the graph I produced yesterday, I created a
new graph, and it worked.
I tried in other instances of gretl also, and I was able to save all newly created
graphs, but not the ones I created before.
Could it be that once my mac goes to sleep, something changed when it wakes up?
Best,
Fred
Hi Sven,
I spoken a bit too early.
After I send off the earlier email, I found that I'm not able to save graph to icon
view once more, on the same instance of gretl that I was able to do earlier. This time
again the same error message:
/Users/fred/.gretl/.gretl-53102/graph.3: No such file or directory
On a new gretl instance with new data, I was able to save graph to icon view.
So in some instance of gretl I can create a new graph and save it to icon view, but other
instance I can’t.
How strange this is!
I have not been able to pinpoint when I can and when I can’t.
Could it be that I’m linking gnuplot to a downloaded gnuplot 5.2 rather than with the
built-in gnuplot from the gretl snapshot that I downloaded?
As stated in earlier messages, I’m not able to run gnuplot within gretl by default
settings.
Also, I forgot to say earlier that I’m using gretl 2020c-git, built data 2020-4-20, and am
using a MacBook pro (15’-2018) model running on MacOS 10.14.6.
Thanks for all the help,
Fred
2:07 p.m.
New subject: A strange and seems to be random behavior of gretl with graphs.
Am 03.05.2020 um 06:54 schrieb Fred Engst:
On May 3, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Fred Engst <engst.uibe(a)gmail.com
<mailto:engst.uibe@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi Sven,
I spoken a bit too early.
After I send off the earlier email, I found that I'm not able to save
graph to icon view once more, on the same instance of gretl that I was
able to do earlier. This time again the same error message:
/Users/fred/.gretl/.gretl-53102/graph.3: No such file or directory
On a new gretl instance with new data, I was able to save graph to icon
view.
So in some instance of gretl I can create a new graph and save it to
icon view, but other instance I can’t.
How strange this is!
I have not been able to pinpoint when I can and when I can’t.
Could it be that I’m linking gnuplot to a downloaded gnuplot 5.2 rather
than with the built-in gnuplot from the gretl snapshot that I downloaded?
As stated in earlier messages, I’m not able to run gnuplot within gretl
by default settings.
Also, I forgot to say earlier that I’m using gretl 2020c-git, built data
2020-4-20, and am using a MacBook pro (15’-2018) model running on MacOS
10.14.6.
Fred, apart from the fact that I am not (currently) a Mac user, I'm
getting lost in your various threads and messages. Allin also replied to
some of them with no apparent answer from you whether the problem was
solved or not. So I suggest to start from scratch in a new thread,
describing what your remaining problem is. It would probably also help
if you switched off the "digest" mode of the list interface for the time
being, then the threads remain in order. (AFAIK getting digests is
primarily meant for read-only consumption.)
cheers
sven
8:53 p.m.
New subject: A strange and seems to be random behavior of gretl with graphs.
On Sun, 3 May 2020, Fred Engst wrote:
On May 3, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Fred Engst <engst.uibe(a)gmail.com
<mailto:engst.uibe@gmail.com>> wrote:
[ Various point about gnuplot under gretl not working right. ]
Fred, please try the current gretl snapshot for macOS, and disable
your external gnuplot. A quick way to do the latter is to open a
Terminal window and type
rm -f ~/.gretl2rc
(followed by Enter), then close Terminal.
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