This is a follow-up to the note I forwarded about the 64 bit bug in the Mac OS X security update. This note is specific to Mathematica, but I think we can infer that the problem is also solved for other programs taking advantage of the G5's 64 bit capabilities.
Begin forwarded message: > From: Wolfram Research <support at wolfram.com> > Date: August 18, 2005 10:50:16 AM EDT > To: llarson at louisville.edu > Subject: Resolution of Mathematica 5.2 problem on G5 Macintosh Systems > > > ** Follow up to important notification for users of G5 Macintosh > systems ** > > Between approximately 8 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 15 and > 12 a.m. on Thursday, August 18 Apple was distributing Security > Update 2005-007 Version 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Tiger) through > their automatic Software Update mechanism. > > Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update accidentally > omitted essential 64-bit system libraries, which prevented all > native 64-bit applications from running, and in particular > prevented Mathematica 5.2 from running on G5 systems. > > Apple has now replaced the update on their download server with > Security Update 2005-007 Version 1.1. > > This update includes the missing 64-bit libraries and completely > resolves the problem, allowing Mathematica 5.2 to run correctly. > > If you are using Mathematica 5.2 on a G5 system, you should > install the new update, whether or not you installed the > defective one. > > To install the update, choose the "Software Update..." > application from the Apple menu (far left of the menu bar). The > Software Update command will automatically check on the web for > new updates, and should list Security Update 2005-007 Version > 1.1 as being available. Click the Install button to install the > update. > > (The Software Update command is by default set to run > automatically every week; you need to run the command explicitly > to get the new update immediately.) > > If you followed the instructions in our previous email to > temporarily disable the 64-bit capabilities of Mathematica, you > must now run the following commands in the Terminal application: > > cd /Applications/Mathematica\ 5.2.app/Contents/MacOS > mv MathKernel.bak MathKernel > > This will restore the backed-up copy of the Mathematica kernel, > returning Mathematica to full 64-bit functionality. > > We regret the inconvenience caused by this problem, and > appreciate the around-the-clock efforts of Apple management and > staff to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. > > > Sincerely, > > The Technical Support Team > Wolfram Research, Inc. > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2408 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050818/9354607f/attachment.bin
