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<p class="MsoNormal">As requested on the install page.. I have found a number of problems with the packaged install.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Using a clean install of a Mint 17.1 VM an install of mcstas 2.2a fails to run simulations using mcgui.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It does not seem to be possible to run a simulation through the interface.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The error seems to be Tk based.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tk::Error###: This shouldn't happen at /usr/share/perl/5.18/Text/Wrap.pm line 84.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tk callback for .toplevel39<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Text::Wrap::wrap at /usr/share/perl/5.18/Text/Wrap.pm line 84<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">main::run_dialog_create at /usr/bin/mcgui line 746<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">main::run_dialog at /usr/bin/mcgui line 818<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">main::my_system at /usr/bin/mcgui line 979<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">main::menu_run_simulation at /usr/bin/mcgui line 1278<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">main::__ANON__ at /usr/bin/mcgui line 1639<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tk callback for .frame.menubutton1.menu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tk::__ANON__ at /usr/lib/perl5/Tk.pm line 251<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tk::Menu::Invoke at /usr/lib/perl5/Tk/Menu.pm line 532<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><ButtonRelease><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(command bound to event)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition the bug that has been around for several releases regarding the killing of mcdisplay processes still seems to be live.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pressing cancel either seems to leave the binary running or leaves the dialog box up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not sure of the cause.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rob<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">===================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Robert Dalgliesh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ISIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">R3 1.29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">OX11 0QX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Office Tel: +44 (0) 1235 445687 or OffSpec Instrument: +44 (0) 1235 567045<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Internal Mobile Extension: 1176<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">e-mail: <a href="mailto:robert.dalgliesh@stfc.ac.uk"><span style="color:blue">robert.dalgliesh@stfc.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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