This is really unbelievable.
Ubuntu is often used by educators. Educators use Scilab.
But the Scilab packages are broken in 18.04 LTS, in 19.10 (EOL, bug 1877234)
and in upcoming 20.04 LTS too (bug 1870813 ).
Are you kidding?
** Changed in: scilab (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Also affects: java-common (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: openjdk-lts (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884277
Title:
Scilab does not start on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS bionic beaver
Status in java-common package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in openjdk-lts package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in scilab package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Tried to start Scilab from GUI - it does not start. From terminal it
crashes with:
$ scilab
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS:
-Djava.class.path=/usr/share/java/flexdock.jar:/usr/share/java/skinlf.jar:/usr/share/java/looks.jar:/usr/share/java/commons-logging.jar:/usr/share/java/jhall.jar:/usr/share/java/lucene-core-4.10.4.jar:/usr/share/java/lucene-analyzers-common-4.10.4.jar:/usr/share/java/lucene-queryparser-4.10.4.jar:/usr/share/maven-repo/org/freehep/freehep-util/debian/freehep-util-debian.jar:/usr/share/maven-repo/org/freehep/freehep-io/debian/freehep-io-debian.jar:/usr/share/maven-repo/org/freehep/freehep-graphicsio/debian/freehep-graphicsio-debian.jar:/usr/share/java/freehep-graphicsio-emf-2.1.jar:/usr/share/java/freehep-graphics2d-2.1.1.jar:/usr/share/java/jrosetta-API.jar:/usr/share/java/jrosetta-engine-1.0.4.jar:/usr/share/java/jgraphx.jar:/usr/share/java/jogl2.jar:/usr/share/java/gluegen2-rt.jar:/usr/share/java/jeuclid-core.jar:/usr/share/java/jlatexmath-fop-1.0.7.jar:/usr/share/java/fop.jar:/usr/share/java/saxon.jar:/usr/share/java/batik.jar:/usr/share/java/xml-apis-ext.jar:/usr/share/java/commons-io.jar:/usr/share/java/xmlgraphics-commons.jar:/usr/share/java/avalon-framework.jar:/usr/share/java/jlatexmath-1.0.7.jar:/usr/share/java/ecj.jar:/usr/share/java/javax.activation.jar:/usr/share/java/jaxb-runtime.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/jar/org.scilab.modules.preferences.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/scinotes/jar/org.scilab.modules.scinotes.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/external_objects_java/jar/org.scilab.modules.external_objects_java.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/graphic_export/jar/org.scilab.modules.graphic_export.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/graph/jar/org.scilab.modules.graph.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/gui/jar/org.scilab.modules.gui.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/history_browser/jar/org.scilab.modules.history_browser.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/helptools/jar/scilab_images.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/helptools/jar/org.scilab.modules.helptools.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/helptools/jar/scilab_ru_RU_help.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/helptools/jar/scilab_en_US_help.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/ui_data/jar/org.scilab.modules.ui_data.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/scirenderer/jar/scirenderer.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/action_binding/jar/org.scilab.modules.action_binding.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/completion/jar/org.scilab.modules.completion.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/jvm/jar/org.scilab.modules.jvm.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/localization/jar/org.scilab.modules.localization.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/javasci/jar/org.scilab.modules.javasci.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/console/jar/org.scilab.modules.console.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/graphic_objects/jar/org.scilab.modules.graphic_objects.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/xcos/jar/org.scilab.modules.xcos.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/core/jar/org.scilab.modules.core.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/types/jar/org.scilab.modules.types.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/commons/jar/org.scilab.modules.commons.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/history_manager/jar/org.scilab.modules.history_manager.jar:/usr/share/scilab/modules/renderer/jar/org.scilab.modules.renderer.jar:
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.scilab.modules.jvm.LibraryPath
(file:/usr/share/scilab/modules/jvm/jar/org.scilab.modules.jvm.jar) to field
java.lang.ClassLoader.sys_paths
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of
org.scilab.modules.jvm.LibraryPath
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal
reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release
Could not access to the Main Scilab Class:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at org.scilab.modules.localization.Messages.gettext(Unknown Source)
at org.scilab.modules.commons.xml.XConfiguration.<clinit>(Unknown
Source)
at org.scilab.modules.core.Scilab.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2646)
at java.base/java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:830)
at java.base/java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1870)
at org.scilab.modules.localization.MessagesJNI.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
... 3 more
Scilab cannot create Scilab Java Main-Class (we have not been able to
find the main Scilab class. Check if the Scilab and thirdparty
packages are available).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: scilab 6.0.1-7ubuntu1~18.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-106.107-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-106-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Jun 19 19:00:20 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-26 (784 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
(20180426)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: scilab
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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