running ocaml on Mac OS X gives bus error
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11-07-2019 - |
Question
I've just installed Ocaml on Mac OS X, and when I run the ocaml program I get a "Bus Error" with no other clues to what might be going on. Can anyone offer suggestions on where to go from here?
EDIT:
I installed via the package:
http://caml.inria.fr/pub/distrib/ocaml-3.10/ocaml-3.10.2-ppc.dmg
(I have an iBook G4, so PPC is appropriate)
To run ocaml, I just typed:
ocaml
in a terminal window
I also tried
/usr/local/bin/ocaml
and running from an xterm window. All three give:
Bus Error
I have Xcode and X11 installed as the README requires.
Solution
Turns out I was installing a version of OCaml built for Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) on my machine running 10.4.x (Tiger). One would think it would be easy for the installer to catch this, but alas...
OTHER TIPS
Did you install it from macports? It's working fine for me. Can you describe some more details about your installation? Perhaps what you're doing to get the error?