pcre.exec() error -5 on boot

[blakejohnson]

At 0dba9af and on Mac OS 10.8.2, I get a libpcre related error on boot of julia:

exec: error -5
 in exec at pcre.jl:108
 in search at regex.jl:113
 in split at string.jl:953
 in abs_path_split at file.jl:110
 in abs_path at file.jl:141
 in julia_pkgdir at client.jl:215
 in _start at client.jl:246

[staticfloat]

I only see this error when I compile with debug mode on. (E.g. make debug). Can you give us an idea of your environment? What compiler are you using, are you using any external dependencies? Do you have homebrew, macports, fink etc. installed?

[blakejohnson]

Compiler: Apple Clang 4.1 (tags/Apple/clang-421.11.66)
I have homebrew installed, but I am using julia's default build process (rather than your homebrew recipe). I don't run make install. Is this an @rpath issue?

[blakejohnson]

make install doesn't fix anything.

[nolta]

I can't see to reproduce this. Is there a libpcre in /usr/local/lib? And is LD_LIBRARY_PATH set?

[staticfloat]

Do you have pcre installed in homebrew? I'm thinking maybe there's some conflict between the pcre compiled by julia and your system pcre

[blakejohnson]

There is not a libpcre in /usr/local/lib but there is a libpcre in /usr/lib. My LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to /usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:/opt/X11/lib

[blakejohnson]

Aha! Removing /usr/lib from LD_LIBRARY_PATH fixed the issue.

[staticfloat]

Setting $LD_LIBRARY_PATH can screw up a lot of stuff on OSX. Is there a reason you've set it?

[blakejohnson]

Yes, that was the only way I could get the Tk module to load.

[staticfloat]

The Tk module will need to undergo a bit of change, I think. In the meantime, if you think this issue is resolved to your satisfaction, can be it closed?

[blakejohnson]

Yes, it can be closed.